Content Creator: Shekinah Glory Peter Content Editor: Ratan Ravichandran Designer: Elsa Aziz I’m stressed, mentally drained
Approaching the end of my academic journey comes with much anxiety about the future It’s strange how we are expected to have a path we wish to follow, despite having no guidance We have not stopped being children - children in need of guidance At home, it’s worse The strain of caring for my sick mother The part-time minimum wage job I’ve always had to parent myself I’ve always had to teach myself Additionally, I belong to a marginalized group I see the effects bigotry has on people like me I’ve lived the sexual violence that is familiar to too many women I’m still in the closet for I fear what comes with being out of it I have no guidance I have no help School has taught me nothing Isn’t the point of school to guide students and prepare them for the world? Or is it just about getting As? ‘cause I’ve got that covered The mental strain causes students to resort to harmful practices They see the aggression, but not the pain We need people to see us We need you to guide us We need help We are children who need help. Writer’s Note: This is the year 2021. In over a year, I have been schooling virtually, and being away from school during the summer of 2020, helped me realize that I used school as an escape. My past trauma resurfaced and my ignorance about the oppression that faces people of my class dispersed. With the revelation came anger, sadness, and frustration. I decided to lead group therapy sessions at my school, which is pretty open to creating safe spaces for students. It was a pleasurable experience. Schools cannot control the homes we come from, but they can control the place we are required to go to for at least 12 years of our lives. We should have therapists and safe spaces at school; it should be our refuge.
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Aman Sahva
7/30/2021 12:42:21 am
First and foremost thing...Oh. My. Goodness!!! This poem just blew me away! What an incredible way of putting feelings and reality into a lovely art form through words. And at the end, the writer's note just made it so sensational. You have added a strong personal essence to it and that make this poem more beautiful. Kudos to to shekinah for this amazing piece of poetry, Ratan for proficiently editing it without losing the essence. And what an amazing design elza! Love ittt!
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Megna
7/30/2021 03:48:01 am
I love how well the words spoke to me! @Shekinah And I like the writer’s note you add to give it a personal touch. Good job with the editing @Ratan Ravichandran and the design is excellent, it goes so well with the piece @Elsa Aziz
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ANAM HASSAN
7/30/2021 07:42:23 am
Beautifully written, conveyed, and designed!!
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Manasi Patil
7/30/2021 09:36:12 am
Ah. Love it. Love it. LOVE IT!
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