How am I really
feeling right now?
I'm feeling ashamed
for speaking out.
I should have stayed silent,
been an empathetic listener.
Not opened my mouth,
revealing my ignorance.
How am I feeling?
It's funny you ask.
I'm full of self-doubt,
feeling inadequate.
I want to stop, pull back,
halt this downward spiral.
Adding judgement to rumination,
cycling fear and denial.
I wish I'd behaved differently,
is it too late to explain?
My trauma speaks for me,
I can't mute my pain.
I hear my self-righteousness,
my mouth had free rein.
In this teachable moment,
I'm sorry.
Can we start again?
🌻
To The Core 