Sujona Chatterjee

Summary

The poem describes the process of cleaning one's emotional closet and the challenges of keeping it organized.

Abstract

The poem "This Is How I Felt While Cleaning My Emotional Closet" describes the process of organizing one's emotions, which is compared to organizing clothes in a closet. The author reflects on the difficulty of keeping their emotional closet organized and the need to regularly sort through and discard emotions that do not serve them. The poem also acknowledges that unexpected events can cause one's emotions to become disorganized, requiring further sorting and organizing.

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The author views the process of organizing their emotions as a necessary but difficult task.
The author acknowledges that some emotions, such as guilt, regret, and self-doubt, can be harmful and should be discarded.
The author expresses the importance of taking care of one's emotional health, likening it to taking care of physical

POEM

This Is How I Felt While Cleaning My Emotional Closet

In response to January Writing Prompts: 17th-21st

I stacked my clothes, Placed it in my closet. Different colours and patterns, Each with their own mindset.

And then I thought, About my emotional closet. It’s never this organised, Rather a beautiful mess.

Overloaded with emotions, The door refuses to shut. How can it when I just don’t stop thinking, About the past and what is yet to come.

And then I close my eyes, Breathe in and breathe out. I then begin organising my emotions, Settling one by one till I reach the top.

And in the process, I discard the ones that don’t serve me at all. Guilt, regret, self-doubt, I pack it up and dump.

Then my mind feels light, And my heart feels clean. Like decluttering never felt so good, As I say this, I think, let me not jinx it.

But then a situation happens, It feels like an earthquake and my closet rattles. All my emotions go out of place, And then I need to sort everything again.

Just like the clothes in my closet, My emotional closet, too, requires some TLC (tender loving care). So, I have to say goodbye for now, You see, I have a big mess to take care in my head.

Thank you Diana C. for another thought-provoking prompt.

January Writing Prompts: 17th-21st

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While writing this I realised that my emotional closet requires forever TLC.

Thank you to KTHT editors Diana C., Spyder, Ravyne Hawke and jules for always cheering us on to be our authentic self and for motivating us write from the heart.

Thanks so much for your time!

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