Break
A Haiku Series
Why are you like this?
I’m angry at you for this,
but also myself.
.
I want to tell you,
but if I do, I hurt you.
I don’t want you hurt.
.
So what do I do?
Do I open up to you
or hide the anger?
.
But it has to go.
I can’t contain this in me
or I will just break.
.
I would make it worse,
for this to bottle until
the beast is unleashed.
.
And what then, my love?
Will you understand my thoughts?
Will you still love me?
.
I am too afraid
of hurting you and being
invalid; a brat.
.
I care more for you
than speaking to what hurt me.
I am stuck with this.
.
Please understand me.
Please understand my feelings
and we can improve.
.
But I accept it,
if you can’t see what I mean
when I speak my truth.
.
I feel better though,
to release the true feelings.
They are out there now.
.
For you to see me
you must know how I feel, Love,
or we don’t work out.
.
Ah, I get it now.
For one to understand me
I must let it out.
.
If you don’t like it,
if you don’t understand me,
then you don’t know me.
.
I need to be real.
Only then can I free me
from this rusty cage.
About the Creator
Lindsay Sfara
I'm just a daydreaming nerd writing poetry and fiction about mental health.
Follow my novel journey and more: linktr.ee/lindsaysfara
"Not all those who wander are lost" - J.R.R. Tolkien
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Comments (18)
You have written so many beautiful stories your story is admirable please visit my vocal id and read a story please
Congrats! I enjoyed it!’
Congratulations on top story :)
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Good job
Highly relatable!
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NICE
Superb work! Keep it up—congratulations!
Congrats on Top Story!🥳
The haikus are a brilliant structure for this profound journey- thank you for sharing!
The simplicity of this highlights the emotions really well. Great poem and congrats on the Top Story!
This is sincere, elegant, and clever. Great poem. Well deserved top story!
Beautifully written. Congrats on the TS.
I always tend to communication what I feel because being open and honest is very important in any relationship. I used to bottle up last time but like you mentioned above, it'll only unleash the beast in me when I explode. I loved your set of Haikus!
Love this
Lots of internal conflict, great progression in the haikus!
This should totally be a thing! I love how you processed in this series the balancing act of addressing hurt with the need to be true. Knowing one another fully comes at a cost, but without taking the relational risk, you cannot be truly known at all. This is courageous and feeling writing, Lindsay. Great work!