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Excluded
July 9, 2022
Sometimes I lie awake wondering
What I am doing wrong
Perhaps it has to do with my muttering
Or my need to belong
I’d like to say I don’t understand
Why you make me feel this way
But the truth is at hand
I can see why every day
You don’t know how it hurts
I can’t always be strong
Nothing works
And I am only crumbling along
Cut me loose
To escape loneliness’s noose
I need a different light
So I’ll be on my own tonight
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This free verse poem is inspired by the intense feelings of loneliness and hurt from being excluded. It takes place in the mind of someone deeply hurt by a close friend. My hope for this poem is to encourage others to seek to let go of hurtful relationships and find the joy that comes from loving one's own self.