To the people who tell me
"Your trauma made you stronger"
With all due respect, please stop saying that!
I know you mean well.. honestly I do..
But when you say that, I relive it all over again.
I know that you're just trying to comfort me,
But comfort is the last thing I feel.
You might as well be saying "then why are you talking about it?"
My trauma didn't make me stronger..
It made feel alone.. worthless.. like I'm not enough.
Hearing "your trauma made you stronger" makes me wish that I hadn't opened up in the first place..
I know that I usually don't talk about things,
But hearing that, it doesn't make me want to open up
I know that keeping things in isn't healthy,
But neither is hearing a bullshit phrase over and over.
I just want to be seen and know I'm heard..
I don't want people to feel sorry for me..
I don't want to be the center of attention..
I don't care about stuff like that..
But sometimes I wanna feel like it's okay to open up
And hearing "your trauma made you stronger"
Has the exact opposite effect on me..
Instead of opening up, I close myself off even more.
So with no due respect at all, stop saying that
my trauma made me stronger than I was before..
YOU ARE READING
The Hidden Darkness
PoesiaI honestly don't know what to put here.. I decided to write a book, and so I wrote these poems. I know that they aren't very good, but at least I tried.. right?? 😅😅😅
