Wir Sind Stolz auf Sie, Egal Was

Wed, 12/03/2014 - 12:56 -- Kythol

The mind is an

amazing,

strange,

horrifying

Little place.

Or so I’ve been told.

Mine tries erasing the filters.

Tries to let me be free.

just a FOREWARNING,

I’VE BEEN KNOWN

to speak LOUDLY,

to speak my MIND,

to type in all CAPS.

BECAUSE I can.

BECAUSE I don’t like FILTERS that tell me

"YOU CAN'T DO THAT"

or

"THAT'S AGAINST THE RULES."

I’m not afraid saying so.

Making Poetry.

Writing Words.

It lets me do something

Outstanding.

When writing,

I

Can

Type

In

Short Lines,

Or I can use prominent words that prolong the lines I type.

This causes the mind to become exasperated with my apparently sesquipedalian predispositions.

However, filters

Change

The

Facts.

In 9th grade,

People asked if I was

depressed.

The word stung

Like a bee.

A swarm of them.

All stinging at once.

I smiled and always said I was

Tired.

Sleepy.

Needed a nap.

The filters changed the

FACTS.

In reality, I was afraid.

I was afraid that I was

SCHizophrENIC.

Maybe I had

PTSD.

Or maybe,

Just maybe,

I JUST WAS UNHAPPY.

Finally,

I was able

To

Accept

Myself.

I tried my best to remove the filters.

I got help.

Problem is,

These issues,

These filters,

They stick with you for a very long time.

However,

There is one treatment that makes me

Happy.

 That allows me to be myself

COMPUTERS.

I’m not a big fan of “social interaction”.

I don’t mind.

I love the computers.

They can’t judge me.

They don’t hate me.

They can’t bully me.

I can be myself behind a computer.

And I must say,

It’s the best feeling in the world.

As my German ancestors would say:

Wir sind stolz auf Sie, egal was.

Or in English…

We’re proud of you, no matter what.

 

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Kythol

Don't judge. This is my first poem in a long... LONG time.

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