blather
strong_woman
unhinged so strong
that my knees buckled under
my own weight
after i finished recording
my dying father's
favorite violin song
before i got on
the only first class flight
i've ever taken
to watch him die

so strong
that i completely backed off
after being publicly
shamed and humiliated
for calling my fellow writer's sangha out
for their fascist enabling during covid
because myself and at least one other person
were unvaccinated
and a college professor
OF HISTORY NO FUCKING LESS
was shaming us and everyone like us
for our impurity
because one of the supposed progressive liberals
who had no problem violating nuremberg codes
during covid
was jewish
so by no means could she ever be a fascist or a fascist sympathizer
(just ask the entire country of israel
but
i digress)
so her feelings
trumped
my rights
and to this day i have stayed silent

so strong
that i stopped using my name here
because of my digital and private
banishment
for my righteous indignation
at the appeasement of evil
so that even when anonymous
i was shamed and shrieked at
told to shut up
when i thought FEMALES should be able to have our own damn spaces of our own damn choosing
and children should be off limits
i was told i couldn't possibly care about that
even though i've been a masculine female my entire life
and a teacher for fifteen years
i shut up like i was told
and then was shamed for doing exactly what i was told



so


strong


i've had numerous addictions
for decades
that i can't shake


so

strong

i wither without hugs
and still cry from
the grief of losing my father


so strong
that i had to move recently
because i could not get a one night stand
to quit knocking on my door
trying to enter my apartment
and the anxiety of waking
to a man i knew was
stronger than me
because he had held me down
(to eventually let me go)
trying to enter my apartment
when i finally realized
how my entire body was
straining and shaking
and i spent five days
moving
up and down a flight of stairs
when i should have been
leaving entirely

indestructible
secure
intense
forceful
invioable
briliant
intense
deep

so strong
i've had to leave
way too many abusers
rather than
never falling into those
quantum_entanglement s
in the first place


so strong
i still crave
acceptance and touch
as i actively alienate
whatever trips my wire


meaningless
invioable
250409
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IGG Glad you are here unhinged, I have missed seeing you around. I am sorry to hear about your dad - hope you are doing ok and that you are being kind to yourself. I lost my dad a few years ago and I still struggle with the grief sometimes - I think it's ok to not be strong all the time, sometimes the weight of everything is too much.

You have the strength within you and the new, shiny metal of some of it is still being forged each day - have no fear.

Sending good vibes to you across the blue.
250422
...
unhinged i was always here even when you couldn't see me

thanks for the love igg
xoxo
250423