Encouragement should be welcoming.

Yet being told not to speak my mind,
Not to listen to my heart,
And to let others push me down,
That doesn't make me feel welcome.

Is it so bad
If I lose control sometimes?

Getting mad,
Hitting a wall,
Feeling sad,
Curling into a ball.

Is it so abnormal
To feel intense emotions?

You say I need to forget,
That I shouldn't get upset.
You say it's not a nice sight
And I shouldn't ever fight.
You say I can't argue so long
As I should know I'm in the wrong.

But what if I'm right?

I don't need anger management
Just for getting worked up.

And just because I'm emotional
From your discouraging talks
Doesn't mean I'm on my period.

"What a Drama Queen."

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I thought my poems were just turning into rants, so I threw in some rhyme.

8/7/2017