If it wasn’t for the punishments
for my actions,
I wouldn’t be so self aware—
With skin as thick as cigars.
Guilt is a useless emotion;
I can’t change the past.
Why would I continue
to apologize for a version of
myself that no longer exists?
We’re here to grow and learn.
How fast I learn or grow is
not anyone else’s concern.
I’ll flourish at my own pace;
Life is not a race.
Self-loathing feelings
get the steppin’.
I won’t allow my mistakes to
be used as a loaded weapon.
I’m grateful for the punches
and kicks—
Life never misses a hit.
But,
I still kiss my scars.
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Death is a black hole. Think about it. A black hole is the corpse of a star, something once warm and bright, now come to the end of its life cycle. But some will argue that the cycle of life does not end with death. That death is merely another path we must walk once our bodies expire and our souls ascend. In that moment, when the fuel in the star’s chemical tank hits empty and the shiny matte coat explodes into supernova, the mass left behind – the corpse – becomes a black hole. We understand that, around such a vast cadaver, dimensions work a little differently in death to the way we’re used to in life. For example, light cannot escape the pull of a black hole when it hits the point of no return. That’s where it gets its colour. Space itself is contorted by a black hole. That’s where it gets its funny shape. Even time. Time slows right down the closer you get to it. The closer you get to a black hole. The closer you get to death.
By Matthew Curtis7 days ago in Humans
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I love this !
super
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Beautiful sentiment behind this one and so delicately written 🤍
Great poem! If this is the one you entered, hats off to you because it is worthy of recognition! 💖
Gurl you snapped on this! This is fabulous!
this is fabulous. Love this right here "Why would I continue to apologize for a version of myself that no longer exists?" I agree completely.
This poem was sooooo spot on! Life is definitely not a race!
This is a truly beautiful piece! Outstanding!
Hell yeah! My new favorite of yours. 🩷 I can’t pick out favorite lines because I’d just be quoting the whole poem.
I was once told that scars tell the story of a life as it is lived. Like lines in a book, they can be read and provide insight. I've also heard that the scars are what gives a person (or a thing) it's beauty, otherwise we'd all be in mint condition, with no experiences to our names. This poem was lovely, especially the line "I'll flourish at my own pace"
You've earned all the blows that life will provide. It will be trophies that will be with you forever.
Beautifully written, love this so much! :)
Love this
🥹 what a beautiful message and last line. You convey so much meaning with so few words (as youve said to me before!) 👏🏼
Perfectly Spoken ❤️🥹📝😊❗
Well said! Life will punish us enough on its own.
Yes, this made me think of Scars by Papa Roach, and I'm here for it!