Student Poetry
November 2, 2021
It’s Okay To Feel
Emotions
A thread in your body’s fabric that comes naturally
It intertwines with those who identify as gents and lads
As well as those outside and in-between
The fabric can take only a quarter of what we make it with
It is not designed for the world we created
So why is it so shunned,so shameful
When a thread can no longer take it
To believe that you are beaten down by syllables formed from a grunt
For the two to impact your being so profoundly
To make you physically,spiritually and mentally unavailable
And to still suffer the consequences of natural reaction
The distraught cry whaling from the creases of your soul
The salty ocean spilling from your lids
The knuckles against the comforter who happened to be innocent
The ache of your heart stretching across your canvas
To feel thoroughly is your body’s way of handling the emotional responses
When repressed, you no longer know how to healthily feel
So, despite the groans that come around to beat you down
Let the whispers in your head tell you “It’s okay to feel”
-J.H