Sublimation 360 Poem by Ross DixPeek

Sublimation 360


When we were children,
We would always let our
Emotions out,
Say what we felt,
Jump, scream and shout,

But then society deemed
that wrong, and insisted
we sublimate,
Whereupon we were
Taught to hide normal
Feelings, such as anger,
frustration, sorrow and hate

For society this was
All very good and well,
But for many folk
this meant living in
their own little Hell

And then many
Years on, when it
All became far too much,
These same people
would then need to see
Psychologists and such

This they did in
Order to at last understand,
Those selfsame feelings
The world had
originally banned

So it was that many
Years, and loads
Of cash,
Were then spent to
Avoid a society-induced
Psychological “crash”

And thus can
We see life’s
emotional cycle,
Which all began by
Suppressing feelings
Most natural and vital

And what does this teach us,
Indeed, what lesson?
That’s easy, to heck with Society,
Always be your own person!