Pillow Thoughts III: Mending the Mind

by Courtney Peppernell

I’ve been thinking about you. Writing out text messages without pressing send. I’ve been dreaming about kissing you, one day when I have courage, to tell you I want to be more than just friends.

why did I have to fall for someone who didn’t fall for me

It’s your birthday, and I hope you wish for me.

Words become trapped in your mind if you don’t free them. Write them down, speak them, share them. Even if nobody reads the words or hears the words. They need to be freed.

I am sorry for the sweaty palms and your heart beating loudly in your chest.

Sometimes being alone is too much to face. When everyone keeps telling you to be strong but when you close the bedroom door you’re barely hanging on.

It’s whether we’ll hear the words back That’s what makes us afraid

We make errors; we blunder in the things we do. But this will never give another person the right to humiliate you.

We spend a lifetime with our feelings; try not to hurt those of others.

when we fall We hit the ground hard.