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Do You Ever Feel

Do you ever feel you can’t be you When it comes to social situations Feel pressured to attend and be seen Conform ….due to others expectations Do you ever feel you want to run away To a place where you are free To be alone with only authentic you To Just Be!

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Eileen Manassian

Date: 8/3/2025 1:06:00 AM

I feel this felt in my soul. I'm so tired of social interactions. They drain me. Keep you sharing, dear.

Deb M
Date: 8/3/2025 6:42:00 AM

I think it may possibly come with age but who knows? Thanks Eileen! Debx

Bill Baker

Date: 8/2/2025 10:12:00 PM

Touched my soul, dear Deb. Absolutely! I feel it often. The pressure in this world to be like everyone wants us to be is destructive. We shouldn't have to do it their way to be at peace. Many will relate to this poem. The choice to turn inside and find peace as your authentic self will seem like a choice to be anti-social to many in one's family and among friends and acquaintances. They'll likely be an adjustment period that will cause a feeling that is commonly call loneliness. Love, Bill

Deb M
Date: 8/3/2025 6:46:00 AM

Life is full of other peoples expectations and perhaps age brings more of an attitude of ‘l want to do what l want now’ or perhaps with we become less tolerant of the expectations…..who knows…..thankyou my dear friend! Debx

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/31/2025 7:10:00 PM

I always felt that way in the past... Now, too old to care, I just hang in there. Keep smiling, Deb.

Deb M
Date: 8/3/2025 6:56:00 AM

I actually care less or not at all about what people think of me nowadays….however l am less tolerant and interested in social situations…..canny be boffered! Ha…..Debx

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 7/29/2025 3:44:00 PM

Hello Deb.M. I also felt that way. I also at times feel out of place. that is sometimes in my family i feel out of place. i do not know why. yes at times i feel like running away. /Darlene/x your friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/3/2025 11:01:00 AM

Hello Deb, i am often left alone with my authentic self. When i am alone i can hear my thoughts. sometimes this way i get to create a poem. /Darlene/X

Deb M
Date: 8/3/2025 6:52:00 AM

I think as we get older it happens to us even within the family. Its obviously not an uncommon occurrence….we are still loved the same though! Thanks sweet Darlene…Debx

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 7/28/2025 5:31:00 PM

Yes, have definitely felt this way. Being out of place is so uncomfortable. Seems as if social situations require a certain level of conformity...perhaps that's why I don't like them much...nicely done, Deb...have a great evening, Sara

Deb M
Date: 8/3/2025 6:50:00 AM

Yes , being out of place is very uncomfortable Sara and as we age it becomes happens more often l do believe! Thankyou for your comment! Debx

CayCay Jennings

Date: 7/28/2025 12:29:00 PM

Yes, take me out of this executive work environment and put me in nature wearing my overalls (35 year plea)! What you write of is applicable, I would think, to all people; all have felt out of place at one time or another. AND 'authentic' is one of my favorite words, authentic is so important to me. A life that is not authentic, it's not rea,l ergo your life was wasted - that line of thought. Poetry hugs ... CayCay

Deb M
Date: 8/3/2025 6:48:00 AM

I love your comment CayCay…l also love the word authentic…not always easy to achieve because of lifes expectations….but l try and thats all one can ask! Thanks my friend! Debx

Jay Narain

Date: 7/28/2025 10:13:00 AM

I am a person described in last stanza. Good work.

Deb M
Date: 7/28/2025 10:19:00 AM

Me too at times Jay…..when life gets overwhelming! Thanks….Debx