shut up and sit down

you need to shut up when i'm talking to you

voicing my problems

pleading for help

just needing someone to listen

you pat me on the shoulder and say

"that's sad"

and tell me i need to stop complaining

and God will condemn me for it

you don't know the terrible things i think about myself

the horrible things i've wanted to do to myself

the pain i subjugate myself to

so shut up and sit down when i'm speaking

i don't want to hear about my sin 

when clearly i only need you to listen

i don't need your poor advice

i have a therapist for that

don't act like my pain doesn't matter

like you understand my suffering

so shut up and sit down

listen to my words

feel the tears plastered to the back of my throat

and maybe you will finally understand

and not condemn me for voicing my emotions

Reviews

[Relic]

I'm sure it's hard to reside in such a dark place in the soul. You just want to be heard and understood for once. I've been there although not to the same extant and pain.

Good writing and expression in this.

[Sunflower]

thank you so much! it is very frustrating, i hope you have someone who listens to you