Alesha Siddiqui is a 9th grader at Ilm Academy. Her interests include sports, art, and writing. She’s the president of the debate club at Ilm Academy, and through her writing, she wishes to explore overlooked and sidelined perspectives.
‘I deeply regret those words’, she said.
And I instantly understood…
Saying it out loud makes it real.
It makes it true.
It’s the seal.
Maybe if no one says it.
It won’t exist.
You can’t admit.
I understood the pain.
The word’s embrace.
Meant to suffocate.
I held my tongue.
because I knew.
It’d fill my lungs.
When the words are said out loud.
The realization hits you in the face.
It settles deep within your bones.
And leaves a bitter taste.
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