unbreakable
Unbreakable
I tell myself that I am unbreakable
That I am strong like the stone wall before me
Take a hammer to it and it still stands tall
I try to be that stone wall
When I really am like glass
Easily breakable
Or as some would say fragile
I am not breakable or that’s what I tell myself
I try over and over to be okay
To stay strong
But for what
Looks from people
Acts of nothingness
Why can’t I allow myself to be broken
To be fragile
At least then I’d come with a warning label
Maybe then I wouldn’t be broken so much
Maybe then I won’t be shattered
Maybe just maybe I’d be whole
But who am I kidding
It’s a never-ending loop of bitterness
Unable to be who you are
Unable to be vulnerable
Why can’t being strong come with a warning label
Just because it is supposed to be unbreakable
That doesn’t mean that it won’t crack
About this poem
this is a poem about being fragile and how in today's world we aren't allowed to be our true selfs if we are broken
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Written on January 17, 2023
Submitted by leekristin2004 on January 19, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 870 |
Words | 188 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 27 |
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