Silence (Nikita Gill)

The tragedy is people see you as a victim
and they keep seeing you as a victim
because you talk about the thing that hurt you.
Because you talk about your trauma
Because you discuss the thing that tore you apart.

They do not understand that talking about it
Being brave enough to face it
understanding it
and allowing others
to see all of your vulnerability
is courage at its rawest.

You are a survivor
because you are not silent
Do not allow others
to define your survival
Because they lack the patience
The understanding
The courage to hear it.