Writing Prompt

I think too much

show too much emotion

I feel trapped in a cycle

but i keep going and going

I tend to others

more than myself

I dont ask for help

I shut the doors

close the shutters

close my eyes and cry

You dont care

no you never had

you squeeze

lemons in my eyes

like it dont burn

you pou words in my soul

like it wont sting

You dump poison in my heart

like it dosent kill

Bugs i font have the ...

Stretching taller than you stand,

chest beaming above people in stands.

Everyone says you overcompensate;

assumed by your servers tips seeming overcompensated.

Who knows where the rumors lead.

I refuse to hunt these types of leads.

So to you - I’ll be direct.

From where does your wealth come directly?

“Markets filled with lemons.”

Markets filled with lemons?

“Yes. When I was a boy,

I ma...

I burn myself with cigarettes, yet you’ll rub my arms and not give a care

I eat bitter lemons although you like it sweet, but you kiss my lips without a moment to think.

I bite like a dog, while your hand pats and rubs my head with my teeth sinking in still.

I overcompensate everything you say and bite my nails and make my hands rough. You hold them with each finger interlocked.

I want to ...

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Well, I’ve never agreed with that, it doesn’t line up with my general attitude or energy.

I say, when life gives you lemons, throw ‘em back and add in some lemons of your own.

Sometimes I also add some limes as well.

And grapefruit.

But not oranges. Too sweet.

The result, unfortunately, is that life throws the citruses back with more of their own c...

Ease into the day with a gentle stride,

Let the morning's energy be your guide.

No need to attempt to run or hide,

Just ride the waves, let life be your tide.

Take the lemons, the little quirks of fate,

Squeeze them into life, don't hesitate.

Spread the love, but don’t overcompensate,

Savor every drop, let it resonate.

Life's not a race, no finish line to chase,

It's a leisurely stroll, a seren...

In a quaint town nestled between rolling hills, there lived a man named Oliver who had a peculiar fascination with lemons. His house was adorned with lemon-themed decor, from lemon-patterned curtains to lemon-shaped lamps.Oliver's obsession with lemons stemmed from his childhood memories of picking them in his grandmother's orchard. However, as he grew older, his fondness for lemons morphed into s...

There’s this feeling I can’t shake,

Why do I feel like such a fake?

What if all I’m doing is overcompensate?

All I know is confusion.

All that’s consistent is change.

I’m running out of energy but I always lay awake.

Can someone please tell me,

What was my mistake?

Life is so difficult,

Wish it was all rainbows and cupcakes.

What I hate the most is the perpetual sour taste.

Like a lemon or a lime...

Oh why my brother?

Have ye not learned?

To demonstrate with energy

One must refrain

For his zealous actions

May be seen as he

Were to overcompensate

For fruitful it could be

If done the proper way

The silver lining it seems

When life gives you lemons

You make lemonade

~Fortis...

Life is good, but it’s not great.

It damn sure doesn’t overcompensate.

Life is good, but it could be better.

Sometimes I feel invisible, Like a word with no letters.

Sometimes I have no energy at all,

Some days I’m on fire, balls to the wall.

Sometimes I’m courageous, sometimes I’m afraid.

But when life hands me lemons, I make lemonade....

They say ‘When life gives you lemons,

You’re supposed to make lemonade’.

But I’m already drowning in bitterness.

I’m not sure how much more I can make.

All my life I’ve had to overcompensate

for my lack of faith with an abundance of lemons that I don’t have the energy to squeeze....