I’m sorry

a poem

I did not feel welcome in this discussion and in those moments and the moments afterwards, I reflect:

What made me feel like I did not stand out?

Was it because people disagreed with me? Or was it because I was the only voice to represent something to be told that my experiences don’t matter? Or did I merely perceive that?

I don’t know, and what I do know is that I have the privilege to leave and be somewhere where I feel like I belong and perhaps I’m taking that option.

I’m sorry.

Tagging Elle How | Dana Sanford | Michael Burg, MD (AKA Medium Michael Burg) | Niru| Jen Kleinknecht | Brajendra Kumar | Meenal Gupta | Betsy Denson| Rusty Alderson | Nia Simone McLeod | Em Hoccane | Radhika Ghose| Amber Carlson | Wobbly Jester| if you’re up to it and anyone else interested in today’s prompt:

Tell me about a place, concept, person you’ve left behind for the better.

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✍ Write a poem based on the prompt above ✍ You’re welcome to submit it The Brain is a Noodle (link below!), self-publish or submit to any other publication you’d like. If you choose to do one of the last two, be sure to tag me (@ / ramyeonjpg) so I can be sure to read and tweet your piece too! ✍ Tag your 5–10 writer friends to join in on the fun! Or, simply “tag all”. ✍ Be sure to include the link to the original prompt so others can join in on the fun!

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Hi I’m Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) and this feels good — to leave. It didn’t at first, but leaving this specific unnamed place has been more and more of a good decision, as there is more time between me and that time of my life. It really goes to show that sometimes, that difficult decision was necessary and so worth it, down the line. Ps, feel free to tweet me your poem response and I’ll be sure to RT and share it with the world!

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^ by April Kong