Pressure

Joanne Guillard
2 min readApr 19, 2022
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You always wanted me to be, whoever you wanted me to be, but me, so I went along with it

I needed you to tell me it’s ok even when I lost my way

But it was always my fault anyway, nothing mattered

In your eyes I was a burden, someone to cast aside

Loneliness as my guide

Putting my pride aside losing my sense of self is how I got by

Losing my mind, insecurity walked in

Shaving me into the unfamiliar

Walked right into it and got lost, is there a way to recover

Treating me like an unwanted stepchild

Felt like there was no way out

Everything in a cycle of deception

Recycled compliments but barely

Fighting to be free from this invisible sequence

Set to destroy me

Alone I cry out can’t sleep at night

Sounds of the day fill my mind

Pictures awaken the peace of my heart

Silence doesn’t exist

Do you know how much it hurts?

The looks, the stares, and the unwanted glares

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Joanne Guillard
Joanne Guillard

Written by Joanne Guillard

I'm a Writer/Street Photographer, sharing my knowledge about the world around me through poetry and articles. My website www.joanneguillard.com