#theothers
Today
marks the day
of a new kind of Triumph
My whole life I have sought your approval and praise
Knowing that in me you were always ashamed
Humans have always feared what they don't understand
But I am done being cut by the knife in your hand
Today is my freedom, I've escaped the cage!
Now your attention I no longer crave
I've taken the knife from your bloodied embrace
I've taken my freedom and I won't leave a trace
I've been held back and held down for far too long
What you see as my weaknesses are what make me strong
I know I am an oddity, a wild one, a mystery
But my twisted mind's what allows me to truly see!
I see when the end justifies all the means
I'm learning to listen to the voice in my dreams
Battle cries are everywhere and I know now to listen
I've been Awakened and through Triumph have risen
I see your embarrassment from my strange behaviors
But today I see past all your noise and distraction
I no longer care what you see when you look at me
Not ashamed or afraid, today I am free!
Apr 1, 2025
Apr 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC
Once
One
Oblivious to the pain of the world
And of herself
The split
Began
When she could not handle
Her reality
One
Became
Three
But they were not done
These troubled souls
Mourned
Together
Held each other up
But it was not enough
They were
Helpless
Doomed to watch their cruel fate unfold
So three grew into five
Five
Different
The same
Whole
Divided
They thought they were done
Five is plenty
But 6
7?
Must be
Better
Safety in numbers
A motley family
Concealed inside a single
Body
Pain
And safety
Dissociation
And protection
We are a far cry from that little girl
Mar 16, 2025
Mar 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM UTC
Is it finally over?
Living in fear
Of those I am supposed to trust
Breaking free of the cage
The latest prophesy reoccurring
I wondered what it meant
Could it just be a change in mindset?
Is it finally over?
Hiding who I truly am
Who WE truly are
Masking
Pretending
To be whole, to be one
Is it finally over?
Fearing we will have to hide forever
Wondering if anyone will ever believe us
Wondering if anyone will ever care
Was it a misunderstanding all along?
Were we isolating ourselves without reason
Believing it will be not different than the other times
Are they finally ready to listen?
Hope is a cruel thing
Please don’t hurt us again
Mar 15, 2025
Mar 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM UTC
The problem with sharing a body
Is how hard it is to tell who you are
Mar 2, 2025
Mar 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM UTC
They told us we're insane
We were under attack
Helpless
Afraid
But we triumphed
Alii Semper Vincemus!
We triumphed
And everything is going to be ok
But we couldn't have done it alone
Without each other
we would have failed
One to be friendly
and social and innocent
To be adored and underestimated
One to stand firm
and protect and defend
To keep on fighting till there's nothing left
One to charm
and be unbothered by everything
To be confident and relaxed and fearless
One to strategize
and organize and lead
to know just how to get what we want
One to prove that we are correct
and whose purpose is not yet known
To make mistakes but make up for them
One to keep us all together
and appear as though we are solid and one
To be a mix and mediate and rejoice in our triumph
We are the Others, all of us united
Though difficult to understand
I have been taught that faith is about not needing to understand
to believe it is real
And this has been a true test of faith
But the Others are as real as anyone else
And I will never stop fighting for them
and for me
Alii Semper Vincemus!
Feb 20, 2025
Feb 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM UTC