in another life

5.

✘

once, someone labeled me mature beyond my years.

oh, how i yearned to unleash my truth, to scream,

"i was just a child, drowning in tears and fears,

with a mind echoing apologies, pleading for calm in a storm."

yet, i simply nodded, offered a quiet "thanks,"

and silently retreated, carrying the weight of unspoken words.

- 𝘚