The Mist ● POEM
The monsters don’t hide in the mist
Beauty escapes into it
When the monsters get too loud
And when beauty returns
Changed by the mist
Beauty will fight back
With all the strength that beauty holds.
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©Christina de Vries
Looking back on the time we spent together
I remember who you were to me
What you meant to me
The feelings you sparked in me
The touches I felt from you
But who was I underneath you
Other than a place of comfort
A sense of relief from the loneliness
And sparks of desire
Sometimes I still wonder
If I was ever more
Than meat and bones
Served on a convenient
Plate of bedding
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©️Christina de Vries
My heart is very well at the moment, so don’t worry. But I am working on something very exciting these days! As I’ve mentioned a few times, one of the ways I express myself most easily when I’m feeling down and a bit broken is through writing and poetry.
As I went through a few heartbreaks over the last couple of years, I wrote a lot of poetry. Some have been posted here, and others are still resting in notebooks, on scraps of paper, and on café napkins. I’ve been playing around with the idea of a poetry collection for a while, and now it’s definitely become more than playing around with it. I’m really doing it! I’m working on putting them all together, rewriting some, and even adding some new ones, now that I get to look back on all that has happened with a bit of distance.
I haven’t decided all the details yet, but it will be a self-published collection, and it will be a collection of poetry, pictures, and thoughts.
I’m very excited, and equally scared about this project. It’s one that I’ve been wanting to do for so long, and this one will be so extremely personal. It’s hard to revisit all the emotions and pain of the breaking, but it’s also a wonderful and new way of growing from the experiences.
I will keep you guys updated on the progress!
And thank you to all of you lovelies who’ve been there for me through it all. For all the kind words, and pep talks!❤️
Lots of love❤️
This is not about you
But some of it is because of you
Because of what we once were, and all we will never be
Because of the broken dreams and the shattered heart,
both of which has barely mended
Because I can’t pretend like it didn’t happen
Because love doesn’t just disappear
This is not about you
This is about protecting what’s fragile
Allowing the mended to strengthen
Giving it a fair chance of a new start
This is about me
❤️
©Christina de Vries
There’s something about it
The sound of water
Waves rolling
Fountains dancing
Boats dipping
Ripples moving
Something that warms
That feels like home
And never fails
To make me smile
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©Christina de Vries
The moment she opened up
When she let you see her
Was not when she undressed
Or when she let her skin
Be touched by your fingers
It was when she bared her soul
When she looked into your eyes
And allowed you to see
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©Christina de Vries
It’s a curious thing
To travel away from home
And ending up
Feeling more at home
When arriving
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©Christina de Vries
I whispered into bubbles
Let my dreams float
Watching them reach
Towards the very sky
With a silent promise
That so would I
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©Christina de Vries
When the eyes that saw you
Looks away
The touch that tingled
No longer reaches
You might find yourself
Feeling lost
In places known
Because the lips that kissed
Formed the words
That broke you
And the whole world
Turned upside down
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©Christina de Vries
All of the looks
The words and kisses
Before I even knew
I’d fallen into the trap
Lost in a present
That looked like the past
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All of the questions
The answers I feared
And did not want
They were the truth
The pain I needed
To finally move on
©️Christina de Vries
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