A Quest For Belonging
Look at me!
I thirst & starve for your attention
Eyes on me!
A fanatic for some crumb of validation.
Mum, look at me!
I am all grown up
20 meaningless friendships
9 different hobbies half good at
7 books started since 2020
A vain, blurry idea of how I want to live my life
Shy & fearful of diving into my purpose in life
Instead drowning my mind with distraction
Searching for the tiny next dose of short term love,
Some drops of acceptance & attention.This time
It might hold me together until tomorrow
But tomorrow, or soon enough
I will turn inwards rather than outwards
Seeking not their eyes of appreciation
But my own.
Could I really find a place to belong
Within the heart I've long ignored?
Mother, look at me
I am finally starting to belong.


































