Things I’ve learned

Portland OR

Description

Belonging is a vital function on par with breathing. The pain of ostracism - the blatant disregard of one’s humanity - changes a person. A suffocating pain, a tightness in the chest, The resounding conclusion is: I’m less than human. And:Or, You must have always despised me. There is no way a person could inflict that level of pain on someone, even an acquaintance, they once cared one iota About. What a joke it all was. To think I buried my voice and invalidated my tra u ma. as an act of repentance - The indefinite monstrosity of my being I deserve so much better than you.