Not Really

​people keep telling me I’m “so strong”. I sure don’t feel it.

I’m angry, I’m unhappy, I’m hurting, and I feel fragile enough to shatter. I’m not strong. I’m not who you think I am. And I won’t live in the shadow of expectations anymore,

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