• lotust submitted a contest entry to Group logo of Write a poem or letter about one way you feel misunderstoodWrite a poem or letter about one way you feel misunderstood 3 months ago

    Twisted Silence

    Dear Silence,
    You have been my unwelcome companion for far too long. You shadow my words, twist my intentions, and leave me stranded in a world where my heart speaks a language no one seems to understand.

    I have tried to explain myself—to shape my thoughts into something digestible, something easy to swallow. But no matter how carefully I choose my words, they still slip through the cracks of perception, distorted by assumptions, drowned in silence.

    You make me question if I should speak at all. If I should shrink myself into something smaller, something simpler, something easier to accept. But that is not who I am.

    I am tired of being labeled before I am listened to. Of being told I am too much or not enough. Of feeling like I exist on the edges of conversations, of connections, of understanding itself.

    But I am done fighting you. If being misunderstood means I am complex, layered, and real—then so be it. I will not soften my truth to fit someone else’s comfort. I will not erase the depth of my soul just to be easier to read.

    So, Misunderstanding, you may follow me, but you will not define me. I will keep speaking, keep feeling, keep being exactly who I am. Me.

    And one day, someone will hear me.

    Sincerely,
    Someone You’ll Never Silence Again

    LotusT

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    • LotusT, you are right that if being a complex, layered individual makes you easy to misunderstand, then it is worth it. No one wants to be one-dimensional and boring, but people are often afraid of showing their true colors. I am so glad that you are unafraid of being yourself. Thank you for sharing your experience!

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