I have pent up emotions, as we all do
But I am unsure how to convey them

Self mutilation, leaves room to be mocked by those who don't understand. And leaves permanent marks that will leave shadows in your times of happiness in the future.

Self humiliation, merely makes you look like a town's fool. Nothing but a lower member of society in the eyes of those around you.

Self criticism, only opens your eyes to the details that you find to be flaws. You will become blind to your good traits....

Self destruction, the path that will lead you to suffering beyond compare, and you'll forever regret it.

So if I cannot handle these emotions in such ways, shall I bottle them up and allow them fester?
Or find an escape, an outlet, to express them.
Whether it be through poetry, or drawings.
I will find a way to portray all that's inside
Without being locked up
Or being forced to hide.