poetry collection · 34 pieces

poems i didn’t know
where else to put

Some things become clearer in lines. Others stay beautifully unresolved.

34 poems found

01

they were just waiting for youOne day, you'll realize that while you were busy trying to make something of yourself, someone was quietly getting older, just hoping to see you happy.

one day

02

the slow fadeOne day, you'll realize that some people didn't leave your life all at once.

one day

03

the goodbyes you never knewOne day, you'll realize that some of the biggest goodbyes in your life happened without you knowing they were goodbyes.

one day

04

stop waitingOne day, you'll realize you didn't need more time.

one day

05

let tomorrow arriveOne day, you'll realize how much time you spent worrying about things that never happened.

one day

06

the moments you almost missedOne day, you'll realize that every little moment you almost didn't capture became one of your favorite memories.

one day

07

these were the daysOne day, you'll stop waiting for the perfect moment and realize these were the days that mattered most.

one day

08

already living inside the dreamOne day, you'll realize that the life you were quietly building became the one you always dreamed of.

one day

09

this exact momentOne day, you'll wish you could come back to this exact moment—so don't forget to live it.

one day

10

an ordinary dayordinary is what we call the things we have not lost yet.

one day

11

your own timelineyou were never late to your own life.

one day

12

choose the lifereadiness was never the prerequisite. choice was.

one day

13

the person was youthe love you waited for was quietly building itself inside you.

one day

14

another flight homeit was never the vacation. it was the feeling.

one day

15

the streets you missedyou flew back for the parts of yourself you left there.

one day

16

the last time in one roomlife rarely announces its last times in advance.

one day

17

the life you wanted to leavenot regret—just grief for something irreplaceable.

one day

18

the photograph you forgotlook up more often while the moment is still happening.

one day

19

What Iffor the futures built at 3 a.m.

becoming

20

Reliefwhen the finish line felt more like an exhale.

becoming

21

Funny Howon changing the definition of success.

growing up

22

Still So Full of Lovefor the soft heart that refused to harden.

love

23

Hard to Deal Withan explanation, not an excuse.

healing

24

You Will Tell This Storyyou are mid sentence, not the period.

hope

25

No Last Conversationsometimes their absence already said it all.

friendship

26

The Backgroundfor the observer waiting to be seen.

loneliness

27

When Silence Speaks Louderfor the endings that never offered an explanation.

friendship

28

Between Worldswritten somewhere between two versions of home.

home

29

Where Are You From?for every answer that needed a footnote.

home

30

Lost in Translationfor the words that live between dictionaries.

home

31

The Path They Builtfor the dreams built from somebody else’s sacrifice.

becoming

32

4790 Daysfor the future that should have had more days.

love

33

Wedding Seasonon timelines, expectations and being whole.

love

34

Contradictionsholding two true things at once.

love