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If I'm Honest

a poem

By Ellie HoovsPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
If I'm Honest
Photo by Taras Chernus on Unsplash

I stay up late with my best friends

anxiety and regret

we go over and over and over again

the things I coulda woulda shoulda said

I stand here naked and shamed

vulnerable to everything

and you just see right past me

if i'm being honest, I can't be honest cause you don't even want me when I hide

if I'm being honest, I can't reach out because my heart has my arms tied

I want to be open - I want to be whole

but maybe he broke me too my core

if I'm being honest, for everyone's sake, I think I may be better off alone

heartbreak

About the Creator

Ellie Hoovs

Breathing life into the lost and broken. Writes to mend what fire couldn't destroy. Poetry stitched from ashes, longing, and stubborn hope.

My Poetry Collection DEMORTALIZING is out now!!!: https://a.co/d/5fqwmEb

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