always get s.cratched off before they can heal? if you jumped down into those ditches, you would fall forever; but if you ever landed, what would you find inside? you would find the purity, the innocence, the crumpled and cvt and beat up and tossed around and cracked and belittled and bullied center, the kind that handles the emotions. and then, when you look back, you realized what made it become this way; Y O U. you did, and there's nothing, nothing, you can do.

you are the reason you can not heal the heart, why you can not fill the cracks.

@_-foxylily-_ r u ok??

@Moon_Godess99 yeah, i had a bit of poetic thought going, after i was venting abt some stuff. im all good now tho! :)

@_-foxylily-_ this is AMAZING poetry, you should become a poet! 1 thing i would add at the end tho is "But now you know this, and you can fix it, you can finally heal, you know now, so do something about it."

@V_The_Artst tysm!!!!! oh and, the end is supposed to be kinda sad, but thanks 4 the alternative ending!!!!! :DDDDD

They say that "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree". As true as this statement is, it leaves out a few important variables.

Firstly, birds and other animals sometimes carry the fruit or seeds to other places.

Secondly, unlike the apple, you have legs and can move. You don't have to be a victim of you circumstances. You can be the architect if your own destiny. It's just a matter of knowing how.

So in response to your poem, I'd say yes, there is something you can do about it. It's not easy though, and made especially more difficult for one who is scarred mentally and spiritually. However, I have seen it be done. And healing can come to those who are brave enough to seek it at its source.

@The_Adjudicator wow.. that was so inspirational. seriously, I'm almost brought to tears... thank you for that. :..)

I forgot to bring this up earlier, but the main message here about dying of an unloved heart; that much is also true. Love is one of our most basic, foundational needs. And tragically, we live in a generation where we have forgotten what love is. We've adopted a counterfeit created by Hollywood.

I'm sure you've heard the phrase "Love is love", which is true, as far as we're talking about real love, and not a counterfeit.

I could expound further, but it's a bit lengthy. Should I explain?

@The_Adjudicator you're so right... we really have forgotten what love really is... sure you can explain further :)

(if you want, ofc)

I guess a good place to start is to compare love to growing a tree. It starts with a seed, which is nourished over time until it takes root and grows until it eventually blossoms. Most relationships these days resemble people planting the branches in the ground, and expecting it to take root and blossom.

People often think attraction is at the root of love, but here's the problem with that; it's possible to love someone while not attracted to them, and be attracted to someone you don't love.

For example, I love my family, my brothers and sister, my parents, etc.. but I don't find myself attracted to any of them.
Likewise, many relationships begn to fall off as soon as the couple no longer find each other attractive.

To put it straightforward, if you have trust as the roots, you now have something that can nourish the rest of the tree, and flourish.

The best advice I've heard is: To trust each other, and live worthy of that trust.

Attraction, romance, passion, etc.. are important to a healthy relationship, but they are only appendages, or branches. You know you love someone when you trust them with your life. However, trust is something to be earned, and evidenced by good behavior over time.

Here's a healthy movie example of a trusting relationship in a movie: Disney's Up.
During that opening bit, the Fredrickson's had a goal to live an adventure together, and some day make their way to Paradise Falls.

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In every scene of that bit, they make the hard decisions together. It tragically never worked out for them, but you can see that they never let anything stop them from trying together, and their relationship flourished into something beautiful.

And now I'm going to speak for myself for a bit.

I recently reunited with a chldhood friend. We had been seperated from one another for over 15 years now since my family moved out of town, but neither of us broke the promises we made to eachother in our youth. She and I have started dating eachother within the last year, and because of those promises kept, I know I can trust her, and I will strive to live worthy of the unconditional trust she has shown to me. And though I do find her very...

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... very attractive, sweethearted, beautiful, funny, and very intelligent, these traits are all appendages, or branches that would surely grow and flourish as long as we work together, and continue to live worthy of the trust we have for one another.
And though our tree is still a little sapling, we nourish it by talking with one another, and sharing in our interests.

I think that is about all I have to share about my case on the matter.
What are your thoughts?

@The_Adjudicator that was very... hmm, i don't know how to put it... right. your absolutely right. people take branches of attraction, and expect forests of love to pop up overnight. but that's not how it works. you need to start with a seed, or sapling of trust, your right. more people should think like you. glad you and your friend got back together. :)

Yeah, it happened to me before MAJOR multiple times, and it's disgusting, that no one wants to share in the love, but instead focus on an individual independent life away from everybody else. ); Sometimes we just never meet the people we should, but of course sometimes focusing on the things we DO like that are accessible really can meand some feelings. Like whenever someone directs some nasty thing on social media towards, I tend to just watch a TV show I like that focuses on positivity-

or morals. Since those are happy or golden and are a much more pleasant thing to witness [honestly I forgot my train of thought after hitting the limit].

Anywaysome also like to focus on their chorses like homework or even play sport, make art ect. I don't even have a local soccer club I can easily join, really a bummer... but I try involving myslef however I can, hopefully it brightens up one's day!

Wow this came out longer than I thought.

@Aidre those are really good ideas :3