Thursday, August 31, 2023

My Feelings ( A Manifesto)

Expressing the depths of my feelings is an intricate dance between vulnerability and authenticity, as I navigate the labyrinth of emotions within me. There are times when the rage I find inside my soul is beyond comprehensible, like an inferno raging through my veins, threatening to consume everything in its path. But I try, I try so hard to convey this anger and turmoil without letting it consume me. I try with all my might to control the demons that have strong urges to let loose and unleash chaos upon the world. In the process of expressing my anger, I am faced with the challenge of societal expectations and stereotypes that seek to diminish and dismiss my emotions. Whenever I'm out in the real world, I can never act like I'm truly me because I fear that my anger will be seen as aggression, my passion as irrationality, and my honesty as a threat. No one knows who I truly am, not my friends, not my family, and sometimes not even me. But even if I am this person with anger issues, I am still a soft, sensitive person who feels every emotion deeply and profoundly. I can never truly speak these words aloud because I fear rejection and invalidation, aside from that I'm too scared to admit who I truly am. Expressing the depths of my feelings can be a complex and challenging process, as I grapple with the intensity of emotions that swirl within me.

Goodbye

 Dear Miss D,     The process of letting you go     is the hardest one I've come to know,     through this poem I'll set you free,  ...