My Name in a Nutshell (again)

Fake smiles

Fake laughs

Fake responses

Fake jokes

Fake being comfortable 

Fake being fine

Fake being okay

Like I haven’t been

In a long long time

Fake all the normal 

It hurts.

Their cruel words digging deep into my soul, planting their roots and taking over.

It hurts.

Hearing them all gossip about me, calling me names I never asked for.

It hurts.

I am… different.

I have chronic pain.

Any time I leave the house,

I use a crutch, a walker, wheelchair, or cane.

People think this is funny.

I get bullied a lot.