Attention is something desired,
Some more than others.
I want love and affection,
But I want to be alone cooped up in the corner.
I want To be cared for and hugged,
but I hate being touched.
I want to be ignored and to fade into the background,
But I'm loud and outgoing.
I want to be noticed by those who don't care.
But I don't like their attention.
Then I realised,
Its not their attention I want,
It's yours.
But its too late now.
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Trauma Builds Character
PoetryTW: SENSITIVE TOPICS, ABUSE, SH,LOW MOOD ECT. I use poetry as a way to cope when things get tough in my head, when the thoughts get too loud and the memories don't seem to fade. I've never been able to fully express how I feel through words, but poe...
