I will say the things we learned to swallow.
Not because I'm brave,
but because staying silent
started to hurt more.
YOU ARE READING
I will say it
PoetryThis isn't fiction. It isn't motivation. It isn't meant to soothe. These are the things we normalize, excuse, and carry quietly- until they decide who we become. Read it slowly. Or don't. Once you see it, you don't get to unsee it.
