Analysis of Unspoken Truth



Funny how no one understands you, or what you go through.
It is difficult to explain, you cannot understand what I am feeling.
Trusting people is difficult!
Opening up is difficult! lesson learnt
My mind is going in circles;
It's like I'm going crazy.

Yes, I'm a child, a teenager to be precise.
I struggle with things, too.
Not the bills or the fees; but my health; mental health.
You skip the points and jump to conclusions when I speak.
You never really understood what I said.
A lot of questions are left unanswered;
No one to answer them.

You ask me to open up; I laugh in self-mockery.
I'm dying, but I smile to make others happy.
I'm smiling, but am I really happy?
You don't see my pain but you judge me .
You don't know how I feel.
I have struggled in different areas, but do you notice? No!
You are blinded by your words, your beliefs, and what you think is right.

Finally, I have accepted the way I am, but your words kill me.
I don't want to die, but suicide seems like the best option.
I guess I would say hi to the devil...
Yes, you are older, wiser and all...
So, I believe you should understand me, my behaviour, my thinking,
Sadly, you don't !

Open up! That's never going to happen!
I risk my mental health each time you speak and I don't respond.
It's like I'm being silenced with your words that have a great effect on my mind
Overthinking, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, and depression are not something you understand, because you haven't dealt with it
I'm struggling every day!
It's difficult to explain.
I'm dealing with things too, so, please understand.


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Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,571
Words 322
Sentences 30
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 6, 7, 7, 6, 7
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 239
Words per stanza (avg) 58

About this poem

The poem is about teenagers who struggle with mental health, and they have no one to talk to about it; because they are either judged, ignored or mocked. They are begging to be understood.

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Written on August 28, 2022

Submitted by sekemi_o on September 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Omosowoeni Sekemi

Omosowoeni Sekemi is a 15 year old who has passion for writing. She started writing at the age of ten, and has written books and poems which have not been published. However, her poems are posted on Instagram, @kemi.writes. She admires Rupi Kaur, who is a Canadian poet. Sekemi's poems bring insights on the modern day problems; her poems are well explained and they are easily understood; did I forget to mention, relatable. In her free time, she loves to bake and cook. Sekemi wishes to stand side by side with her mentor Rupi Kaur. She hopes that one day her poems bring understanding and change the world for good. more…

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