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!
