Crawl into a hole. Pull the curtains. Bury yourself in darkness and blankets. Stop eating, speaking, living.
This is what not to do.
Do not stop smiling and laughing and dancing. Do not stop basking in sunlight and singing to the moon. Do not dismantle your bones like some kind of puzzle. Do not wait for someone to hand you words like “are you okay”. Do not wait. Do not let the world spin without you. Do not rot and decay. Do not let the bad times win.
Do not disappear from yourself.
Fuel up your car. Book a plane ticket. Pack a bag. Turn off the phone, stop advertising your life to people who do not care. Turn the volume up on that rock song. Buy that cup of ice cream. Write the poem about letting go and being set free.
Do not disappear from yourself. Take your reflection to the beach, tell her she’s worth more than dark days. Forgive her for the broken hearts and tear-stained cheeks. Forgive her.
You want to know how to vanish? Find happiness far, far away from those intent on stealing it. Leave the ghosts behind. Take only bandages with you. Rebuild your life, one smile at a time. Do not brag about your contentment. Hold it close to your chest. Hold it with both hands. Hold it tightly.
Run towards healing. That is how to vanish.
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Poppy
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Comments (20)
The vanishing manifesto! Brilliant Poppy. You’ve made me feel better about my own sporadic disappearances. Congratulations for TS x
I sincerely love this. Great work!
Congratulations on Top Story, a beautiful poem, thankyou for sharing xx
Oooooo! I love the direction you went with this one Poppy!! So clever in your concept of disappearing!!
“ Leave the ghosts behind. Take only bandages with you.” Oof!! I love this, such a great poem!
Well deserved Top Story. Great job.🤩💖🥳
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
I can't even express how much I love this! I basically have just done what you have described...vanished for a while to heal but also did these things. So beautifully captured!
Poppy, this nearly brought me to tears. So beautiful and so true.
great advice and twist on the challenge. Congrats on top story
This was relatable to me. Thank you! Well done.
Beautiful as always Poppy, and perfectly relatable 😊
Omgggg, I soooo wanna vanish this way! This was so uplifting and made me very emotional!
Fabulously written!!! Loved your inspirational poem!!!❤️❤️💕
Excellent poem & inspirational take on the challenge.✅🤩 I especially love: “Do not disappear from yourself. Take your reflection to the beach, tell her she’s worth more than dark days. Forgive her for the broken hearts and tear-stained cheeks. Forgive her.”💖
"Run towards healing. That is how to vanish."- I love this and can relate. As a person going through a lot of physical pain, I appreciate your words. I'll admit that I did slip up and started sleeping too much and not allowing myself life's simple joys. But no more... Each day, I push forward, ensuring I never lose myself. Beautiful work, Poppy! 😍😍😍
love: "Rebuild your life, one smile at a time."
Wonderful job! Loved that line “do not the let the world spin without you”
Simply outstanding Poppy! This is such a beautiful take on the challenge and I think it has a genuine chance of placing!
Beautiful advice, Poppy