Past the Facade

Most of the time when I post on my blog or on social media about the things I have been through, I do it during moments of insight. Like, during some sort of epiphany I had about it, or once I’ve worked through whatever negative things I was feeling. Doing so creates this illusion that I’m completely healed and have it all together. Well. I don’t. Today is a good day for me, but I wanted to share something I wrote on a not-so-good day. I debated on sharing it because it’s pretty raw emotions for me. But it’s also very real. It represents my thoughts and feelings during a moment of vulnerability. It talks about my wrestling with God and myself. It even talks about how in those moments of pain, I long to go back to the past, not because the past was good by any means. But because it’s familiar, and because sometimes the change into a better person can be overwhelming and hard. Anyways, I wrote this poem as a way to express my pain. Oh, and don’t judge me, y’all. It’s simple and straightforward, not the most creative. But it’s honest.

Everybody sees the facade

The smile, the light, the glow

Everybody sees the accomplishments

Not realizing what hides below

Everybody sees the degrees

All the things I’ve worked so hard to achieve

Nobody gives a damn

That my soul still isn’t freed

Everybody sees Ms. Happy

The joy I’ve brought to others

Not realizing inside I’m drowning

Feeling like, “Why even bother”

Because this pain I’ve kept inside

For years and years on end

Keeps coming back to haunt me

Lord my heart, why won’t you amend

“Just pray about it” “Just talk it out”

That’s what everyone tries to advise

But how the hell do you talk about

What most people wouldn’t survive

“It’s gonna be okay” “God will make a way”

But tell me what kind of god

Will stand by and watch

As a little girl gets raped

What my future holds, I don’t know

I want to go back to the past so bad

To that familiar feeling of comfort

Even though that shit was sad

“You’re stronger than that”
“You’re better than that”

And while that may be true

The darkness still always haunts me

And with that, I don’t know what to do

Thanks, for reading, y’all. I hope this speaks to someone. Anyways, I’m off to do my work now! Stay blessed!

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