Whenever I take a breath,
I feel the heaviness inside.
Maybe a deep breath lightens it a bit,
but never leaves me free.
My laughs are held back
My smiles strained
My whole body screaming to be free.
How does no one notice the shell
I have been caught in?
They sneer and jeer
and I pretend not to notice,
but I do
and it hurts.
This shell has done more harm then good,
yet I can't shed it,
anymore than a turtle leaves his shell.
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