Hurt Feelings

Brittany Wilson 1988 (Milwaukee, WI)



I had feelings once, but nowadays they're overrated.

The day my feelings died, it tore my heart in pieces & smashed it into dust. I felt depression seep through my soul & it wore me out time after time.

People kept rapping at my door week after week & month after month as I yelled, "Go Away. Leave me alone!!!" more times than I can count. My throat was sore & my voice was hoarse for days.

I sat in my dark house with my blinds drawn, curtains closed & my lights off. The core of my soul was as dark as my house.

Sitting in a dark house with a dark, depressing soul gets to be a bore time after time. Open your curtains & your blinds to enlighten your soul.
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Submitted by on April 18, 2022

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Brittany Wilson

Brittany Wilson is from Milwaukee, WI & has loved poetry since 5th grade (age 10). Her all-time favorite poets are Emily Dickinson & the incomparable Dr. Maya Angelou. more…

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