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Pretty When You Cry

December 13, 2022
By 3soya BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
3soya BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
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I hate

emotions.

They’re terrible;

I won’t allow them.

Yet, tears start to drip.

The anger I hold inside

begins boiling, bubbling,

and now after years it bursts!

Society told me to lie for years;

to not feel sadness, anger, fear.

I knew Society was wrong though.

After suppressing them I’ve realized,

I am allowed to feel each feeling I have.

I didn’t have to feel disgust when crying.

I wouldn’t let Society tell me false truths.

I wouldn’t let Society lie to me anymore.

Society as we know it is wrong for once.

No, they’ve always been entirely wrong.

Never once have they ever told the truth.

I’ve come to a realization that I’m right.

Finally they aren’t lying to me. 

Society, how can you lie,

when you don’t

tell the truth?


The author's comments:

I think Society cultures us to not recognize and suppress when we feel sad, or any type of negative emotion. It's important to process your emotions because if you don't it can lead to negative outcomes. In my poem I wanted to share the idea of someone recognizing that it's okay to feel your feelings.


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