Today..
Today I don’t want to get out of bed , yet I know if I don’t the world will think I’m lazy.
Today I don’t want to put on clothes.. for if I do the people will judge me based on what I’m wearing.
Today I don’t want to do my hair.. or put my face together.. for then .. then society has won.
Today I just want to be in sweatpants, wear vans and put a hoodie on .. for thus is my true self.
Oh the feeling of anxiety and judgemental thoughts, how wonderful.
Then I remember..
Today I do want to get out of bed , for by this my future self has defeated the old self.
Today I do want to put on clothes , for it is an expression of myself to the world without words.
Today I do want to do my hair.. and put my face together .. for this shows that I am still standing,
Today I have defeated society norms , not by defeating society norms, but by defeating my old self .
Oh the feeling of anxiety and judgemental thoughts, how I let them go.
Sincerely,
Elijah Brown.
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