Lavi

Here, I go by Lavi because even if I weren't a relatively private person, I am not fond of my given name in the first place, and as someone once said, "you don't live up to the name. The name lives up to you."

When someone asks me to talk about myself, I never know where to begin. Do I tell them I have no favorite color because so many beautiful things are various colors? Do I tell them my age and how I've always felt like I grew up too fast as a child? Do I tell them the most painful thing I ever went through was self-awareness of my own mistakes? That to grow, I had to learn from my pain? Everything I could ever say about myself reflects pieces of who I am.

I consider this as a place to post writing and share pieces of our lives and our souls, providing stories to be remembered when we are long forgotten.

Although my poetry will tell you most of what you'll need to know about me, I'll start by saying I don't hold back as a poet, nor do I hold back as a reader. Sometimes I leave comments too long and disorganized, but I always mean what I say.

I enjoy writing and receiving requests and reviews for my writing, even when criticism. I do not consent for my poetry to be copied, distributed, or used in any way. Still, I know that won't stop people from doing so anyway, and so that's why I keep my best works online for a concise amount of time.

My favorite things to do in my free time are napping, reading, writing, cursing, being in the water, and sitting in trees. I crave conversations with open-minded people who are hard to offend and learn the history of the world's old and dead civilizations.

I'm both picky yet also not with what I listen to. I only listen to lyrics I can relate to and love instrumental/orchestra music.

I am a human and can overshare my life story while remaining misunderstood as an individual all the same.

If someone read through that entire introduction and didn't give up halfway, then thank you for listening. Let our words never be met with empty silence when sharing our poetry.