Rest Stop
Gel has been trying to write poems since she read Slammed by Colleen Hoover in 2013.
Rest Stop
Lately it's just
Been a bit heavy
There're people I can't meet
And thoughts that made me weary
I keep moving
But see no progress
I keep on giving
To the point of being reckless
So I stop moving
And tried to stop caring
Found myself hurting
With no one's eye batting
Am I a fool
For giving so much of myself
To people who saw me as a tool
And left me on the shelf
Not even as a display
Like some trophy with glory
I was just put out of their way
Until they needed me
I was a fool
For believing
That I am a tool
For giving without receiving
I thought I know self-love
That I'm full enough to give out
But it's time to remove my glove
And reveal all my doubts
No one else has to care
I can carry it alone
I just need a little air
To bear with the unknown
I'll rest until I can manage
To once again carry
This baggage
That's been a bit heavy
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