I like your soft, comforting yet strong tone here. You show understanding but you're also trying to pull the person you're speaking to out of her solitude. I see an Alysia or Warsan in you, your words never fail to touch me, shine on. ;)

Hey- apologize for not leaving a comment when I read this a few days ago but wanted to say this is a contemplative piece for me. I sometimes feel like it's simpler to hide away or deal with pain alone, without talking it through with someone. Your care and quiet love in this poem is heart-warming....and it gets more encouraging. Like The Huntress said there is an abundance of understanding here, you look into this character's soul, and speak through to her. There is something so eye opening & soothing here:

"you coward, avoiding life
is not bravery
the sun misses
your skin, the wind wants
to hear your voice..

you're here, you're here.
don't let that go to waste."

The feeling I have now is security...I really like how you wrote these thoughts tenderly yet with that push to truly live, and keep your spirit up and into the world. Wonderful <3

WOW.. I love this! I can relate to this so much as I suffer with social anxiety and struggle to communicate and leave the house sometimes. This really touched me deep because what you described was the loneliness we feel often but everybody needs someone, no matter how brave we think we can be. Some things you just cant do on your own.

You described the isolation well, shutting yourself off in your room of 4 walls as company, this was really clear and I am sure we have all done it at some point.

I like how you end the poem with a bit of nature, showing us that the world is ours and wants us here, with the sun and wind missing us, that was beautiful. It is like saying we belong here and the world agree's.

Then the final note of encouragement and hope because a life spent inside 4 walls would be a lonely life of regret. I am forever setting myself goals which help me live each day and get over my fears.

Adore this poem, I think you done a great job. I think the category should be life. I think that is what it is about, living life and even when it gets tough we have to carry on.

Brilliant job !! 5/5 x