Creative Writing

  Complicated Mind By Nabilah Patel Written on the 7th of October 2021 Sitting in a dark corner  Mind wandering to all the dark corners of the brain Drowning in deep thought with the weight of the world on my shoulders  I’m opening up all those dark drawers filled with insecurities  Am I really a good person?  Can i meet all these expectations that are so high? Other people set the bar of perfection so high So why can’t I live up to their greatness?  The answer is I’m not them I’m me, myself and I I’m not meant to be compared to you and them. I’m thinking too hard until my head’s about to burst like a balloon All these thoughts swirling around in my mind. Why are they filled with negativity? Shouldn’t they be filled with proud thoughts of positivity?  All those bullets of lecture and adult conversation hit me with force I’m not a target standing in the middle of the crossfire. I’m a person with thoughts and emotions that could be clouded by jedgement. ...

  'NEW YEAR NEW YOU' WHAT A CRAZY IDEA YOU CAN BE THE SAME PERSON EVEN IF YOU'VE CHANGED SLIGHTLY SINCE LAST YEAR. SOMETIMES WE MIGHT NOT ALWAYS CHANGE IN A POSITIVE WAY SINCE WE HAVE THE GHOSTS OF HARSH WORDS IN THE MAZES OF OUR MIND'S EYE AND IT HAUNTS US UNTIL WE CAN'T THINK STRAIGHT CUZ WE'VE OPENED THE DARK DRAWERS OF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED A LONG TIME AGO. WELL NEWSFLASH SOME OF THE TIME WORDS CAN HURT THEY CAN CUT DEEP LIKE KNIVES OR HIT YOU SQUARE IN THE CHEST LIKE BULLETS HITTING A TARGET. WE HANG ON TO THEM TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GREAT REVOLUTIONARIES IN LIFE BUT EVERYONE'S HUMAN AND YOU CAN BREAK APART INTO A MILLION SHARDS OF GLASS A FEW TIMES IN LIFE IT'S ABOUT HOW YOU BECOME THE BIGGER PERSON AND PICK THOSE PIECES UP AND GLUE THEM BACK TOGETHER UNTIL YOU'RE A STRONGER VERSION OF YOURSELF. JUST REMEMBER IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT IF SOMEONE DOESN'T ACCEPT YOU'RE TRYING TO MOVE ON AND MAKE AMENDS SO YOU CAN BE CIVIL ...

  Lockdown-An Experience Where’s my friend self-advocacy? Hiding underneath my skin Couldn’t come out in arguments Trapped like a caterpillar in a chrysalis. My other friend confidence Died down like fire with it’s embers licking the coals in a fireplace. Where’s that spark of self-esteem? It’s been flushed down the toilet.     I’m trapped in a web of lies People talk when you’re not in their presence. The negativity comes out like a criminal that’s out to get you The angel on my right shoulder is corrupted. My guardian angel has turned into a beast Bombing me with the cold hard truths about myself. Shouldn’t they be positive?   Nah. The truth always hurts It cuts deep like a knife that’s been twisted in your gut When you know that people have judged your character harshly They shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover. They need to read between the lines.   In corona there’s always fights Lockdown shouldn’t be th...

  IT'S HARD TO FIND YOURSELF IN THAT DARK MAZE OF YOUR HEAD AND YOU KNOW YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COME BACK FROM IT AS EASILY AS OTHER PEOPLE. MAYBE YOU'VE LOST IT ALL TO SOMEONE WHO THINKS THEY'RE POWERFUL AND THEY HAVE SOME TYPE OF HOLD OVER YOU SO YOU CAN'T FIND THAT POWERFUL VOICE TO STOP THEM BREATHING DOWN YOUR NECK. IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO MAN UP AND PULL YOURSELF BACK TOGETHER EVEN IF YOU'VE WASTED YOUR BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS TRYING TO PLEASE A PERSON WHO MIGHT NOT BE FIGHTING FOR YOU IN YOUR CORNER. IT'S HIGH TIME THAT YOU GO ON THAT JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY TO FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE, WHO YOU CAN BE, AND WHO YOU'RE MEANT TO BE. IT'S ALSO ABOUT FINDING THAT VERSION OF YOURSELF THAT WAS PASSIONATE, FILLED WITH ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD, OR THAT PERSON WHO HELD THEMSELVES TO A HIGH STANDARD WHEN IT CAME TO BEING SURE OF THEMSELVES AND HAVING HIGH SELF-ESTEEM SO YOU COULD FEEL THAT UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT OF BEING ON TOP OF THE WORLD.SO WHO ARE YO...