Melissa Leddy Poems

Nothing better to do with my life
Might as well end it.
Sitting here alone tonight
Like every night-
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I'm tired of people seeing 'potential' in me
I want them to see the beauty in me
I'm sick of being seen as a nobody
I want everyone to see that I'm a somebody
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Tears threaten with each breath
Memories tear at my heart
Redemption- lost in times of turmoil
Pride eats at my thoughts
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Make me believe somehthing happy
Please make me think something nice
It's not that I don't want to think better of myself
Because every single day I try.
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trying to find the reasons i cry
searching my pocket dictionary
how pathetic it is, still i wonder why
and how will descriptions even help me?
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I can’t rise above,
I can’t find the will.
I can’t live my life…
But I want to still.
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The trees without leaves,
Without swaying in the breeze,
The trees without leaves,
Give back the leaves, please.
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Rock a bye baby,
Hush, go to sleep.
Try not to find me,
For I am too weak.
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When the night air touches my skin-
I feel I'm at home; I welcome it in.
And when I'm alone is when I feel me
turning into the night.
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The smoke comes out of my lungs
But stays in my mind
A cloud of despair hangs over my head
From what he left behind
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