“But to tell me you know my pain is to stab yourself in the leg because you saw me get shot. We have two different wounds, and looking at yours does nothing to heal mine.” #DariusSimpson #NeverCatchMe #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“I start doing homework at Starbucks. I have more meaningful conversations with the barista than with my family.” #PatrickRoche #ASociallyAcceptableBreakdown #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“I used to be proud when I was cold in a warm room, now I am proud I have stopped seeking revenge on this body.” #BlytheBaird #IfMyBodyCouldSpeak #SweetYoung&Worried #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“That day, a mother lost her son, a father lost his junior, the way a fraction loses it’s better half when multiplied correctly.” #DariusSimpson #NeverCatchMe #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“Single is everything in bed Everything but company.” #SabrinaBenaim #Depressionandothermagictricks #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“Soon after my parent’s divorce I developed a stutter. Fate is a cruel & efficient tutor. There is no escape in stutter. You can feel the meaning of every word drag itself up your throat.” #PhilKaye #Date&Time #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“I wonder if this is the cotton plantation my family roots grew from?” #PorshaOlayiwola #ishimmersometimestoo #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“I cannot imagine how we forgive ourselves for all the things we didn’t say until it was too late.” #DocLuben #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytokfyp #fyp #poetrylovers🥀 #poetryslams #BookTok #booktokfypage
“We finally, really, completely, loved each other, not like humans do: humans always want something from you, and he and I would just rather be together than apart.” #NeilHilborn #OurNumberedDays #TheFuture #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“What sad people do when they are lonely looks a lot like me at the grocery store.” #SabrinaBenaim #Depressionandothermagictricks #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
"To know the Heaven and the hell I hold in this body, this temple." #AlexthaGreat #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“You say ‘adventure is important to me now’ & you leave on a normal Tuesday & do not come back.” #PhilKaye #Date&Time #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytokfyp #fyp #poetrylovers🥀 #poetryslams #BookTok #booktokfypage
“I have been told my tongue should come with a warning of blunt force trauma.” #SabrinaBenaim #Depressionandothermagictricks #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“You say hello to the afternoon. afternoon asks if you have eaten anything, If you plan on leaving the house today.” #SabrinaBenaim #Depressionandothermagictricks #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“the memories slurring their words as they stagger on the dance floor lifting their glasses for more what day is this? why am I in the hospital? where is my hair?” #PhilKaye #Date&Time #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“I wonder how many kids like Joey wanted to die and were unlucky enough to actually pull it off.” #NeilHilborn #OurNumberedDays #TheFuture #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“There is no sleep for this lonely.” #SabrinaBenaim #Depressionandothermagictricks #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“There are nights I am kept awake by the birthday songs of children I chose not to let live. They all look like you.” #PhilKaye #Date&Time #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp
“Staple me to a cross. Pierce my side with a broken promise. I will bleed all the reasons why you deserve one more chance.” #RudyFrancisco #ExcuseMeAsIKissTheSky #I'llFlyAway #Helium #buttonpoetry #spokenword #poetrytok #fyp #poetrylover #poetryslam #BookTok #booktokfyp