Sometimes I feel like I am at a lost of words, dwelling in this writers block. Other times, I think maybe it is because I do not want to truly face my emotions, because of the pain that life has caused me. I do not want to regress back into a negative state so I take life as it comes and continue to move forward, but sometimes I feel like I am disregarding how I truly feel. I am running away from my own self such as a coward simply because I do not want to be an adult and handle the thoughts that go through my mind, so I turn the other way and act like all is fine. How can I expect someone else to give my emotions and I acknowledgement and respect when I can't even do the same?

- nsw 03/15/22