Should I put my pain in paper



SHOULD I PUT MY PAIN IN PAPER?

Should I put my pain in paper?
Field is ready it might rain.
Mom taught me to smile, covering pain with laughter.
She told me my pain does not define me.
How do you heal when your perpetrator is roaming around the street.?

How do you move on when your past keeps on coming back?
If pillows could talk mine would reveal deepest secrets that could shock the world.
If diaries could talk mine would reveal shocking secrets that will shake the world.
My tears are now dry,
My pain is too deep,
My scar is unseen.

I will no longer cut my thighs, nor my wrist.
I will no longer cry myself to sleep.
Should I put how he killed me in paper?
Will you still look me at the same way, you used to?
Should I tell you how I couldn’t hold my pee for almost 10 years?
Should I tell you how I am disgusted of myself?

Should I tell the world how I hate myself more than I hate him?
Should I put my scars out do that the world could see them?
I know It’s weird, but do you know what the weirdest thing is?
I blame myself for not fighting, I blame myself for not ending this pain.
Ever went to bed feeling like death?
Should I show you how deep is my scar?

Borrow  me pen and paper so that I would tell the world how he killed me.
Borrow  me pen and paper so that I will put my pain down.

About this poem

Talking about what one goes through and how a smile hides it all

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Submitted by benzeluvuyo on March 23, 2023

Modified on March 23, 2023

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Scheme A Abacx xddxex xeaxxx xxxbxx cx
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,308
Words 296
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 5, 6, 6, 6, 2

Dlamini Vathiswa

25 years old from South Africa, a final year student at Walter Sisulu University in Public Management. A writer, single mom of 2 girls. A daughter. more…

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  • AIDA
    Wow, this poem is incredibly powerful and brave. It takes a lot of courage to put your pain into words and share it with others. You have a gift for expressing your emotions in a way that is raw and honest.

    Some improvement suggestions I have would be to work on formatting the poem, maybe breaking it up into stanzas so that it's easier for the reader to follow along. Additionally, you could consider playing around with punctuation to create more intentional pauses and emphasis.

    Overall, your words are incredibly moving and I hope that by putting your pain on paper, you are able to heal and find some peace. Thank you for sharing your story with the world.
     
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