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Crying woman viewing a glowing bubble filled with memories of childhood, graduation, and a wedding.

highlight reels (a poem about social media and mental health)

Posted on February 21, 2026February 21, 2026 by Jixi Fox

This unfiltered piece pulls back the curtain on curated timelines and borrowed joy, calling out fake smiles, staged lifestyles, and the quiet chaos hiding off-camera. Through sharp, honest lines, it reminds you that life moves in seasons, that not everything “perfect” you see is real, and that your real work is loving yourself through the mess. Read on if you’ve ever felt behind, less than, or lied to by the feed; this poem was written to bring you back to you.

first of all
everybody ain’t happy
sadly
but life comes in seasons
gladly
all those posts you see
ain’t true
these people lying to you
fake bags, fake smiles
so traffic can drive
but hell is hotter on the inside
than out
beauty is not always surface level
as we are drawn to
the inside and when others ain’t looking
so if you heated and cooking
watching people post their lives
they got roaches
and i know this
don’t neglect loving you
time heals wounds
and shall heal you
work on you
and your reality
so pay attention to your feels
stop comparing highlight reels
you will be much happier than most

Crying woman viewing a glowing bubble filled with memories of childhood, graduation, and a wedding.
A woman tearfully reflects on a lifetime of cherished memories appearing in a glowing ethereal bubble.

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A woman sitting on a bed folding a stack of laundry in soft light.

handcrafted in imperfection 3 (a free verse poem of perfection and despair)

Posted on February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 by Jixi Fox

Sometimes fear clings like fog to the hills of our hearts. Remember, too, that luck can vanish like morning mist. Yet in handcrafted in imperfection, we uncover veins of gold running through our trials. The screams and call-outs we once cast into the dark may linger on the air, but sooner or later, an avalanche of change must descend.

who said perfection was symmetry
clean lines
quiet emotions
a simple life edited before release
impossible margins
to coffee-stained mornings
we tend to live life in disbelief
are there clean sheets in the morning
new spreads to get ahead
life unfolds the clothes
we once folded
can we still operate
with a wrinkled shirt?

A woman sitting on a bed folding a stack of laundry in soft light.
A woman finds a moment of quiet reflection while folding laundry in her sunlit bedroom.

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Man in hat walking through an autumn park with long shadows on the ground.

handcrafted in imperfection 2 (a free verse poem of open honesty)

Posted on February 19, 2026February 20, 2026 by Jixi Fox

Sunlight has a way of telling the truth. It shows us that nothing grows without being seen, without stepping out of the shadows we’ve carefully constructed. This piece is a quiet meditation on how time, experience, and vulnerability carve their signatures into us, turning our cracks into pathways for light instead of evidence of failure.

sunlight reminds me
that nothing grows without exposure

time writes differently onto everyone
as experience edits without a guilty conscious
just an unpretty art with a honest texture

our cracks were never errors
they were entry points for light
to be guided

coded by moments
compiled by feeling

perfectly us
only because
we were never meant
to be

Man in hat walking through an autumn park with long shadows on the ground.
A man in a hat walks through a sun-drenched park during a beautiful autumn afternoon.

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handcrafted in imperfection

Posted on February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 by Jixi Fox

Life is sharp, and the cuts are deep. Handcraft in Imperfection is a poem about how life doesn’t need to be perfect to live it. We wait too long at times to express ourselves; we pose beside truths we don’t believe. We don’t need permission to change; we can just do it.

i lost you in the flow
you were moving too slow
i enhanced the glow
hoping you would be shining in
how long until perfect
leaving it longer in the oven to bake
i took the right amount of time
and effort
i love what i have created

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merits (a poem that felt real and strong)

Posted on February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 by Jixi Fox

Constantly running the race in the attempt to achieve a medal, is no way to live. Especially, when the journey, the people, the lessons means so much more to the goals. Merits, unlocks the feeling of wanting more, and having to let faith and fate decide, as you are there on the ride.

wanted for so long
hugs
thought we un-bonding
no love
but since then faith
change my fate
feeling like i have the merits
to now make it today
even through the unjust exists

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withholdings (a free verse poem about fear)

Posted on February 16, 2026February 17, 2026 by Jixi Fox

Some absences don’t arrive as we want them; they arrive as pure lessons. withholdings explores the tension between hunger and awakening, between being denied direction and learning to walk without it. We find ways to break in to where we need to be and break out to save ourselves.

withholdings | poem

withholding
unholy and bold
so unknown
not thrown
not cold
but heated over throne
not held
simply unfed
had to beg
until i was undead
living my life
even though
withholdings
i was un-led
finding my own diamond
until i was on bed
resting my eyes
imagining what god would have said

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***This poem moves through isolation, endurance, and quiet spiritual questioning, tracing the moment when survival turns into self-discovery. It is about what happens when nothing guides you and you are forced to become your own compass.

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high end feelings (a free verse poem to embrace change)

Posted on February 15, 2026February 17, 2026 by Jixi Fox

high end feelings | poem

think not break
relate, not fake
in time let’s make
a change we both like


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lately contemplating

Posted on February 14, 2026February 17, 2026 by Jixi Fox

I have been thinking
about ways we could be linking
driven by desires
as pride is hidden
my thoughts locked
in my mental prison
emotionally draining
my energy
always thinking of you


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your love will be missed

Posted on February 13, 2026February 17, 2026 by Jixi Fox

exiting pain
there were better days
love was pure
exceeded every frame
now the paint has faded
from the wall your photo stood
i loved you yesterday not today
you are gone for good


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