This week’s series of poems are about finding forgiveness after betrayal. The first poem talks about the betrayal of being pulled in and pushed out of a relationship. As the poems progress, it discusses inner conflictions that have stemmed from the emotions of anger and sadness associated with the betrayal.

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“IDENTITIES” is about the struggle of portraying my true identity. There are times when I constantly wonder if I am truly portraying who I actually am to others, or if the person they see when they look at me isn’t who I really am. I questioned how to be myself. While I struggled with these emotions of anger and sadness, some bad memories surfaced.

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“Why I Don’t Play Patty Cake Anymore” is about one of these memories when people judged and bullied me for playing patty cake, a game traditionally geared toward girls, when I was five years old. It was difficult for me to understand who I was because I was being told by others who they thought I was.

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The last few poems are about finally getting over the feelings and searching for forgiveness. I stepped back and realized I couldn’t forget about the people I care about in my life. I forgave and continued.

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