Ian: Poems

1,001

Ian Jun 21

1,001

The box said
‘1,000 pieces’
Yet the picture is complete.

I watch from the lid—
unfitted.

There was never room
for 1,001.

#identity #rejection #belonging #isolation #self #emotion #truth #minimalist #poetry #puzzle

Embark

Ian Jun 12

Embark

The rocky vessel
I’ve stood on
My whole life

Still leaves me swaying—
Though I’ve since stepped
Onto land.

#change #life #journey #growth #healing #transition #self #emotion #reflection #embark

I Know

Ian Jun 13

I Know

Sometimes I doubt
If I truly loved them
As much as
I could have.

But I know I did—
These tears are proof.

#love #heartbreak #loss #grief #regret #emotion #truth #sadness #relationship #poetry

Starlight

Ian Jun 2

Starlight

Are we cosmic—
Or chaos in disguise?
Our love burned bright,
Yet so does my sorrow—
Like the stars,
Still shining
Long after
They’ve died.

#love #loss #grief #stars #cosmic #emotion #sorrow #dark #memory #starlight

You

Ian Jun 2

You

First
I count
All the stars
Shining above.
But after you came,
And I watched you go,
Now I sit— wise,
Pensive, and
Count the
Dark.

#loss #love #sadness #grief #heartbreak #dark #emotion #lonely #memory #you