literature

on learning to keep your head up.

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sometimes we grow up with lips sealed like tombs.
we are taught from an early age 
how to pack the big heavy things in life
away in the glove compartment of our heads.

self hate is taught in every ad
insecurity in the halls of schools
we are taught how and who to love.
we read into our parents and grandparents habits,
generations making and recreating the same mistakes.
see, sometimes life is just old patterns 
we keep replaying until someone finally says
No. No More.

what if we said no more every day?
what if we actually stepped out of our cycles
and let our fears drown in the sound of our outstretched
hands taking life by the throat?

listen,
i'm not looking to get out of life without scars
i want to live so hard the earth won't be able to hold me here
when its time to shut the door
i don't want to die at 81 while walking the dogs in the same town
my mother grew up in.

i don't want to watch my dreams turn stale 
until the horizons begin suffocate us.
i never want my fears to hold back experiences.
i want to walk with my head up and fist in the air saying
'i can, i can, i can-
we an all make something beautiful of this life.


also, i'm sorry i haven't been on here for months. i'm sorry i haven't gone through messages, and probably won't be able to for a bit longer. this may get lost in the flow, but i just want you guys to know, especially my awesome watchers, that this place has gotten me through alot, and that i appreciate all the amazing people i (regretfully) haven't talked to in ages. guess what, world of the interwebb? its been 3 months now since the last time i opened up my skin, left the content of my stomach in a toilet, or skipped a meal. i'm actually happy(though i sometimes feel guilty for it), and life is still crazy, but its good. i'm starting to find myself. and i hope the same for you guys. keep taking life by the throat.
© 2014 - 2024 arabesque-o
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catching-cinderella's avatar
i love your work -- one of the few reasons i continue to pop onto dA nowadays. <3
lovely as always. stay strong. be brave. i actually have a thing that might help, i'll send it to you via tumblr though, because i know you're there more often than here. (: