Sapphirism

  Photo by  Baraa Jalahej  from  Pexels Every time I close my heavy lids I hope it's you that I dream of. In the dark embrace of the silent night I hear it's you the stars sing of. I long for you Like a hopeless romantic, Parallel lines longing to meet. I look for you like I look for the tunes Of a new song on repeat. I feed these embers To bloom into a fire So I'll never ever be cold. But some days I wonder If you gaze homeward Or you'd rather not let it unfold. Photo by  brenoanp  from  Pexels

  i think the whole town heard me cry when i screamed "mama, help!" that day and when she asked me i couldn't help but lie "no mama, it was just some stray" she raised her brows, and i... how could i have said that to her? "i saw WORMS on the road while tying my laces" is that what she wanted to hear? but hey, wouldn't you have screamed too? it was such a horrifying sight to see when i bent down to tie my shoelaces i saw the myna's prey staring at me to a little further, little ants were running by, and another dad slug wanting to say goodbye to his wife and kids. just like dad, right mum? when i had that thought i felt really glum. some little froggies tried jumping up a tree and the snails on its trunk craned their necks to see and i.. i couldn't tear my eyes from that hideous beauty even when i knew that the fear was crippling me why did i ever come for a walk, i should've stayed home,  should've taken d

if you use an adjective for yourself, and it doesn't ring true in the superlative sense, it's okay. you don't need to have a Nobel Prize in the Sciences to call yourself intelligent. you don't need to be of model standards to call yourself pretty. you don't have to be Shakespeare to call yourself a good writer. it's good to know where you stand and to be humble, but please don't belittle your own qualities just because you're not the best in that field. this sounds blatantly obvious put this way, but... slicing your flag to shreds won't make it fly any higher. what's important in life is to have a growth mindset, to focus on pulling the ropes properly, so that your flag is able to wave proudly in the sky. let us all be kinder to ourselves and treat ourselves as we'd want to be treated by others (oops, i totally didn't reverse the saying xD). love, ki ♡ a/n: this is something I had written on Wattpad; I posted it here because we all can