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I stood on tippy toes,

and let darkness kiss me on the forehead.

Affection so chilling cold;

I burn with the fires of despair.

~ Ope K. King

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I don't belong in the rearview mirror of your heart.

- Ope King Poetry

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Eyes like Ostensible Moons, Your fire never kept me warm.

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Dear Self,

I'm sorry for all the crap I put you through.

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You taste like midnight,

honey,

and a shot of vodka,

and long after I am sober,

you'd still taste like forever.

- Ope King

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I sent this to a friend recently. I wanted to explain how I felt small in the face of anxiety. How I try to be brave everyday as fear courses through my veins. My anxiety knows no reason. It wants its way. Sometimes, I feel discouraged, as I struggle not to over think but fail. Those voices at the back of my head, whispering lies and conjuring my defeat. It's hard to run from the monster within. It's harder to outrun thoughts of negativity. It's hard but not impossible. I know i have the strength within. I can silence the voice of negativity. Slay the monster and win victory. If only, I can believe in me, then anxiety will be like paper before the wind. ~ Follow @she.is.king.poetry for more. • Picture Source: Pinterest • It's time to quit suffering from anxiety and instead survive it. ❤❤❤ • • . . . . . #poemsaboutlove #poetrycosmos #poetsandwriters #thoughtfvl #poetryflow #spilledinkpoetry #poetrydaily #honestlyworded #anxiety #instagrampoets #writerssociety #writersclub #inspirationquotes #mypoetry #quotestoinspire #brokenheartquotes #writersoninstagram #instawords #sadthoughts #writersofinsta #writersofinstagram #wordart #quotesofinstagram #anxietyquote #photooftheday #instapoet #pictureofday #poemsporn #deepquotes #opekingpoetry https://www.instagram.com/p/BziJsIBFXgg/?igshid=3el6hc4vqhk5

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That moment when you're feeling like you are walking a highway alone in the dark; cold, confused and having no clue where you're going. You're just moving but you can't seem to move forward. You're screaming for help at the top of your lungs but the world is silent. • Don't be afraid. Keep moving on. Soon it will be dawn. Soon, someone will come shining a light towards you. Help will come and suddenly, you won't be alone anymore. Stay strong. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzc-RbIlCjT/?igshid=1dl99imcep6qv

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"Sometimes, we are both the prey and the most powerful. "

-- Ope King

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WHEN A PICTURE SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS...

They say a picture can speak a thousand words....but we only listen to one. We only see the surface and compare our lives to that one word: 'happy', 'rich', 'content', 'pretty', 'hot', 'successful', 'goal-slayer' etc..

We fail to listen to the other words lying under the surface. That 'happy' family you envy might have been through the worst hell you could imagine before they came to be 'happy' or they might have their hell coming for them in the future. Who knows?

That former schoolmate of yours that got 'rich', you know not the hours they put in, the sacrifices they made, the deals they arranged, the blood they sweat before they became 'rich'. Or maybe he/she is rich but empty inside. Perhaps they have an illness they're battling with in secret, an addiction, perhaps they are on the verge of being bankrupt. You have no idea.

That 'pretty, 'hot' person on social media that you envy, do you know if they had surgery to look like that? Do you know the daily hard routines he or she has to go through to look like that? Trust me, I am a natural woman with a natural hair and do not believe in makeup, yet, to look good! I go through a lot everyday. I have 4 different skin care routines, don't get me started on natural hair care. The detangling, massaging, different oils, then the foods I have to eat, cut back, things I have to do just to look good, is enough to make me want to cut my hair and go bald.

Let's say looking 'hot' and 'pretty' is easy for this person, do you know if their bf/gf just dumped them and they've cried all night, cleaned their face, looked good just to remind the ex what they are missing? What if that person is going through an abusive relationship and is hiding it? Don't say men don't go through abusive relationships. They do. Whether mental or physical... What if that 'pretty' 'hot' person has controlling parents and hate the life they are forced to live? Who. Knows.

Be cautious of what you envy without knowing its history. A picture may speak a thousands words but it can also lie. And I'm not just talking about pictures on social media, I'm also talking about pictures people paint for others to see. You don't really know anybody. You can only know yourself.

Written by Ope K. King

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The Dark Ones.

If you don't know how to dance with darkness, don't fall for bad boys/girls. They already know the Dark. They understand it. They embrace it. You can see the light go out in their eyes and you're left wondering what their thoughts are.

If you are not familiar with the Dark, you'll stumble in their path. You will find yourself feeling alone, confused, sometimes even rejected when they are around you. They are The Dark Ones..... and they eclipse suns that fail to understand the night in them.

To love them, you have to be the Moon; quiet and accepting and always there for them. Sometimes you don't have to bring your full strength to the battle, sometimes half is enough, sometimes you can be the stars polka dotting a map back to dawn.

Bad boys/girls are bad for a reason. Bad for you if you don't know what you are doing. Don't try to force your light on their darkness, you'll only find yourself lost in a tunnel, cold; hungry for warmth and safety. To love them is to nurture them back to the Morning, give them a taste of the sun and hope they learn to love it after all.

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The Toxic Ones.

And even after you have locked your heart against some people, they still find a way to pick the locks and come in to hurt you.

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People think that depression is sadness, crying or dressing in black, but people do not know that depression is the constant feeling of being numb. You wake up in the morning just to go back to bed.

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There are some relationships that you will certainly be overqualified for and your partner will either grateful for it or intimidated by it. That's how you know the keepers and the losers.