"the world stops for a while
as it completes
another round
of survival.
but for a body without a soul;
it is a shame.
shame that it has failed
to stop the voices in it's head.
a new year is nothing
but another round of
empty promises and shameless
hearts.
i am ashamed to go through
another round of survival in a
world where
kids believe love isn't real
and adults believe love is everything.
some children have to
wake up everyday wondering,
hoping their parents
will return.
that's all it takes to survive-
hope.
hope that the words you hear
aren't concocted and the sights you
see aren't illusions.
i hope that
children don't have to ask
themselves if they are a mistake,
i hope that
the world doesn't label a soul
as mentally ill because
they believe in eternal happiness.
i hope that
teenagers don't have to
pretend to like things to prove
themselves worthy.
i hope that
women don't have to cover up
and men don't have to hide
what they feel.
but it's an illusion too.
the world will never accept
different,
it will create itself and destroy
it in the process."

-
[ happy new year!
this is just contradicting my poem
but since it's the first day of the
year, please let this slide lol.
i apologize for being inactive and
i also have to thank you all for
making this book reach 1k reads.
i am honestly honoured that you
all like these bits and pieces of my
thoughts.

i will try to publish better works
soon, this one lacks something so
i will try to add something more
to it in the upcoming days. i have
been a bit of a mess lately, i will
try my best to write more often.
i have a few poems in work and
hopefully i can complete and
publish those soon.

i hope you have an incredible
year, i'm praying for your
happiness. please take care of
yourselves and don't forget to take
necessary precautions while
going outside.

love,
angel ♡]