#selfpity – Funky Poet

I Was Their Light

June 24, 2020June 23, 2020 Simone Pinto2 Comments

They always said the world is bright,But things seemed different,They just weren't right. I'd only ever heard of privilege,Yet some were born into it,And they'd known nothing but rage. My world was filled with nothing but darkness,And it felt like I was thrown into the depth of the world,With nothing but them as my harness. [...]

I’ve Tried So Hard

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Simone Pinto2 Comments

‘No more self-deprecating jokes’, I whisper in between soft sobs. For the longest time now, I have constantly made jokes about things that could be deemed controversial by many. However, even though they were more about me and my mental state, it would trigger almost everyone else around me. I mean, I get it. No [...]