When I was a kid I didn't let myself cry
I was bullied and dealing with my dad leaving us
But I never cried
I thought it would show weakness
I didn't want to be weak
But now I cry every day
Now I'm weak
Was that little girl stronger than me?
Is she stronger than me?
{August 20, 2025}
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PoetryDo you ever feel sad? Mad? Forgotten? Unloved? Empty? Do you ever feel the need to let it out? To share it? That's what this is for me. { #313 in Poetry as of 12/29/2015 }