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Quietly Loud Creative Writer | History Student | Learning People and Processes @ Lagos State University
In Mental Health 2 min read
"CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE"
<p><span style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'>Lately,</span></p><p>I’ve been asking questions  </p><p>not about the world,  </p><p>but about myself.  </p><p>Uncomfortable ones.  </p><p>Quiet ones that scream in my head.</p><p><br/></p><p>Am I a good person?  </p><p>Or just good at playing the role?  </p><p>Wearing smiles like costumes,  </p><p>Being friendly like it’s a duty,  </p><p>Sitting on fences so long,  </p><p>I forgot what it feels like to choose a side.</p><p><br/></p><p>I’m friends with you.  </p><p>And I’m friends with them.  </p><p>But when your worlds collide</p><p>Where do I stand?  </p><p>If I speak, I’m biased.  </p><p>If I’m silent, I’m fake.  </p><p>If I support you, I lose them.  </p><p>If I support them, I lose me.</p><p><br/></p><p>I’ve tried so hard to be everyone’s peace,  </p><p>That I’ve become my own battlefield.</p><p><br/></p><p>Is this growth?  </p><p>Or confusion dressed up in self-doubt?  </p><p>Is this me evolving…  </p><p>Or disappearing?</p><p><br/></p><p>I don’t want to be perfect.  </p><p>I just want to be real.  </p><p>But in a world that asks you to pick sides,  </p><p>Being real feels like rebellion.</p><p><br/></p><p>Maybe I’m not lost.  </p><p>Maybe I’m just…  </p><p>finally searching.</p>
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"CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE"
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