Elena Carlin Poet Free verse

I miss when i was safe

When was the last time you felt truly safe 
Like you walked outside and could just live your life 
When was the last time you told the truth 
when someone asked if you where ok 
When was the last time you smiled 
when you looked in the mirror 

The world we live in not fit for us 
Too much violence and hate 
Too much victim blaming for the cloths that we where 
To much abuse for being kids 
Too many homes for the forgotten 
Too many kids put up for adoption 
Too many people telling us we are not normal
Too much society trying to control me 
Too many thought not positive 
Too many scares self inflicted
Too many hours spent contemplating to live 
To many suicides 
When will this all end

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Christopher Haywood April 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM I hope you are okay. I've been in your shoes many times and the only thing I found to help me is someone that has "walked a mile in my shoes." I looked in a mirror and hated myself, I assumed everyone else did too. I lost my edge and had to find a way back, and I did, Today, I'm an entirely different person; I love what I am doing, and express much of it through thinking and writing about it. Hold your chin and share. - Chris