Authorz: Juvela Obi

I tried to let you see the truth I tried to tell my name I tried to show what my heart looks like But you…

Hello. My name is Juvela Obi. You don’t know I exist. I know of you, but I don’t Know who you really are. I’ve been…

You ask me how I am I say I’m fine You nod like that’s good And move on You don’t understand The difference Fine is…

I used to live in a house But now I have a home I used to be a nobody But now I am someone I…

One way window You can see through To find me But I can’t see you The door to my house Is my heart Without the…

Many kinds of scars Many ways to get them They show I was hurting Reminders of the suffering The physical scars that you can see…

Shadows fall across the land His chuckles fill the night Feted breath in the air I’m preparing for the fight His approach is slow His…

I walk in the door I hear them laughing They don’t know Someone asks “How was your day? ” I don’t want To end the…

I am capable I am good Messages I never heard He didn’t know I needed to hear I am seen I am known Every day…

Empathy, Not sympathy. Peace, Not safety. Friends, Not people. Serenity, Not silence. Feeling, Not knowing. Seeing, Not hearing. Tranquility, Not composure. Comfort, Not assurance. Sincerity,…

You think you know me You’re dead wrong You only know my masks Whatever I do Whatever I say Is a lie I’m not okay…

You talk to her See her carry herself Showing confidence Her smile says She is happy Her slouch says She is relaxed He walks in…

You lean on me And I lean on you Like a house of cards We stand Without the one The other would fall So like…

He’s back again I can feel Him Breathing Hear Him moving no one else knows He’s Here I have to Fight Him alone why can’t…

I pray for my friend Kesi Her life’s been hell on earth Wish I could take away her pain But I’m of mortal birth I…

Juvela Obi With a jewel-like heart She’s hidden from the world Afraid to play her part Deep beneath the sand You don’t know where she…

Where am I? What is this place? I am lost In time and space It’s not here It’s not now Where and when I don’t…

The ones that laugh the loudest Are the ones that must force themselves Just to laugh at all. The ones who are hurt the worst…

I can sleep, but I won’t rest I’ll try to rest, but I’ll only sleep My dreams were once my escape My nights held my…

Oh, to be a hermit To live without this pain Walking blind to those around me All different, all the same In crowded rooms, I’m…