I was so scared to stand up to the white man, black man, my mom, white woman, and this country
I struggle the most when it came to being oppressed by my own country that is supposed to "protect, to serve, the citizens of this country"
To this day I am afraid of defending myself and speaking up
However, I am grown, I'm growing. I need to stop biting my tongue for others
I lose the people in my life because they can't handle the truth, and I can't make them understand
The moment I learn to value my feelings and opinions, I will find true happiness in this world
To the person that dm me back in 2020 and his girlfriend in 2021, I don't care for your opinion
To the boy that used me this year and continues to lie to his girlfriend and blames me for him having split feelings and his cheating, I am not the one to blame.
I will take back the energy I gave to those people.
My mother is a strong woman that needs to listen to others
This country is trying to kill me every day with these oppressing laws, I will not let you kill me
My life matters despite what everyone thinks, my life matters no matter the situation
I am not a hypersexual black woman, I am not ghetto, I am not the cause for your boner and your inability to control yourself, I am not the cause for your urges to harm me, I am not the one that caused you mental discomfort.
My life matters no matter what anyone says. I will survive this world no matter the situation.
I have the privilege to keep going. I have a say whether I succeed or not in this world. I will not take my own life and I will not let anyone take my life.
The moment I open my mouth to speak the truth everyone will reach out to tear me apart and I welcome them with a smile on my face
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The Truth Untold
PoetryI'm trying to be more honest with myself through my writing, the truth untold. Sometimes we lie to ourselves to protect ourselves but at what cost? Our sanity? I don't want to live my life through lies; I want to live my life through as many truths...