Josephine20

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Josephine20
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I'm a college student trying to navigate life and appreciate the world of poetry.

  July 2023     7 months ago

Submitted Poems 2 total

Can You See Me

Past my clothes and makeup
beyond this painful smile
through these tired eyes
behind the cage around my heart

I am everything to no one,
a nobody to everyone
my body does not know peace
especially not in a two-piece

My love can barely be...

– by Josephine Gilbert

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I Had to Be Told

I had to be told
when I was young
to leave a healing wound alone
stop picking at it

It would never heal
they said
if I kept undoing the progress
if I didn’t let the healthy skin come in

It’ll leave a scar
they said
it’ll be permanent
...

– by Josephine Gilbert

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As I wrote this poem, I thought about times I expected perfection from myself and when I didn't live up to those impossible expectations, I couldn't let it go (picking at open wounds). After reading your comment, I realize the different meanings people can pull from it which makes me so happy to know that it can reach people in the ways they need it to. Thank you so much for your comment! 

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Thank you so much for your kind words, I really appreciate it!

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