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A Confession

Here I am confessing,

Or maybe just obsessing.

I felt like I was in the sky above,

When really I was just falling in love.

It's an eternal feeling,

But I'm still concealing.

Inside me, there is fire,

Just a flame of desire.

I felt like I was in my mother's womb,

Or really, Im just stuck in a tomb.

Cupid aimed at my heart with his arrow,

But somehow, I still feel hollow.

It's a feeling I can't get rid of,

A feeling I can't get enough of.

And yet, here I am,

Confessing to the moon,

"Will you be mine soon?".

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How much longer?

How much longer should I wait?

Was all your love just a bait?

How much longer till I hate?

No, I won't hesitate.

How much longer till you return?

It's your presence, I yearn.

How much longer can I take?

Our promises, did you break?

And how much longer till I realise,

That you'll never arise?

And how much longer till I accept,

That you're 6 feet under in depth?

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Mirror

Are you trying to be smart?

You look like a failed piece of art.

Are you trying to be witty?

I just feel pity.

Why do you look like this?

You are so helpless.

Why do you sing like this?

You sound so pitchless.

Do you think you are nice?

If so, think twice.

Do you think you are perfect,

You ugly insect?

To your photos, apply a filter.

Your veins have gotten greener.

I hate how your arms have gotten bigger.

But what I hate more is that I was facing a mirror.

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Own thoughts;

"A Confession" is a poem about the struggle of confessing love to another soul. I believe that love is obsessive and makes us feel like we are flying free in the vast sky. Love is an eternal feeling that many people hide, afraid someone might judge. Love is a flame of fire, a flame of desire. It holds the power to make us feel like we are in our mother's womb, in the start of a new life or dead in a tomb. Love is believed to be caused by Cupids love bow. But, why do I still feel so empty? Love is a feeling I can't get rid of and a feeling I just can't get enough of. At the end of the day, I still end up confessing to the moon, the bright one... the things I wish to say to another one.

"How much longer?" is a poem about waiting. Waiting for the one you love, waiting with hope. It's about an individual craving the presence of their loved one so much to the point where they question their own feelings. They began to think if their beloved has broken their promise of meeting again. But it is actually just them going through tough grief as they have yet to realize that their loved one is actually waiting for them in heaven.

"Mirror" is a short poem where an individual ridicules another individual for their looks, the way they act, sing and think about themselves. But often times we fail to realize that maybe, we're talking to our own reflection. Our reflection is who we are and ridiculing or hating that very own self is done very frequently now. This poem was meant to raise awareness about self hate and other serious issues that lead to a deteriorating mental health.

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