I AM STRONG
For many centuries, for far too long,
I held the false belief,
That numbing my emotions,
Numbing what I felt was the answer
My ability to create stories, literature, books, write,
Is fundamentally founded on my abilities to feel, to empathise with others, to resonate deeply with the sound.
For this is who I am,
Who I always was
painted intricately
on the inside
I refuse to be
hardened by the world,
To be like cold,
like the shivers of ice
Hardened by the false belief that I have to be tough to endure
For in my sensitivity, I am strong
For when I am true,
To my very self,
I am strong.
YOU ARE READING
SHITTY LOVE SONNETS / flashpoetry
PoetryIt was only in the chaos, I was able to cultivate my wings and alas, take flight. ------------------------ flash, emotive poetry - words of mine, to all the boys I've loved before, but also to myself. started : summer 2019
