It hurts

You hurt me

It hurts

I thought I was safe with you

I thought I would be safe to feel my feelings

Even the ones society calls dark

What is wrong with these feelings?

They are only feelings

Why are we demonised for having them?

Why are we shamed?

Or told we need to look at things differently

When really we are being strong and brave to own our feelings

Its not fair and it hurts

It hurts us more to have to keep everything inside

It hurts to have to grieve alone

To feel your sorrow with no comfort or empathy or understanding

To be cast out by people with sanctimonious looks on their faces

Or worse

Just to be drugged

I hate this society

I hate when it treats the vulnerable and suffering in this way

I want to fight and scream it from the rooftops

There is nothing wrong with being sad

There is nothing wrong with being angry

There is nothing wrong with feeling negative

When bad shit happens to you

Don’t you dare tell us we are mad

To feel this way

And most of all

Don’t force us to suffer in silence

Or bury the truth so deep

It has to become illness