Free-Written Poems: Tiffany Liang

Never have I ever chosen someone Yet the skies paint a different hue Every day and night from a view of the one All these buckets of emotions; each day is something new Spinning the unpredictable; I can't tame this storm Never have I ever sailed on a ship Yet here I am, tightly grasping onto my strings of life Bending and breaking along our road trip Tears for a smile, a heart bleeding from a knife  All this is for his and my destiny; anything to intertwine; doesn't let go Never have I ever been shattered and broken Yet I stand still, frozen by the fear that's corrupted me The words of pain and hatred; sharpen like thousands of needles; spoken Every kiss becomes a scar; every beat of my heart becomes a stitch; remains to be I've fallen and can't get up from the shadows that push me far below the surface A thousand times I say I'll never do this Yet my heart betrays me Is this my own will telling me otherwise? Has my d...

Those I see are what or who I am Nothing but a reflection of images that project back People and things are what I transform No face to call my own Like a photograph, I copy images Like backspace, I forget the last moments What is it like to be unique Being able to be different from everyone else Have my own special features without using someone else’s What is it like to have my own identity? I can hear people call for me The fragrance that surrounds me, delicately dancing on my own nose I can bite out freedom into my soul What is it like to be different? I can be told apart from others Everyone will remember me for my specialties The only thing I have is a smooth field of glass You look at me and I look back at you I’m nothing noticeable since you’re always looking at you When I have my own identity My own figure and features You’ll see me different You’ll see me with a face A face that that contradicts from anybody else in the world tha...