I have been too fearful of my own potential, my own strengths and my own voice. I let my broken pieces define me and became content with being a mess. Is everyone this hard on themselves or am I too rigid to see that my flaws are human, nothing less. That my pain is identifiable that my fears are shackles of the brain, and my potential is undeniable. Where did I learn to self-hate? Who can I truly Blame for such an ugly pattern of I’m not happy to wake up and see my own face. I get so stuck in my misery that I block out the whole world until I feel like myself again. It takes too much energy to dwell in the past, and even more to pass around smiles that are fake. I find myself disconnecting from my core, and I see only the masquerade I bore. It gets dark, so dark when you’re an empath who can feel to the depths of ones soul. I will take on all the negative energy but in hopes that something nurturing can be reborn. They say don’t let anyone throw that on you and I won’t anymo