“A building is as solid as its foundation, and similarly a human’s character is heavily based upon the unnerving truth of his or her upbringing. It’s often said that we choose our own battles, but it’s evident that our decisions are loosely floating to be aligned with the cosmic frequency of life. We often find ourselves in situations that we didn’t wish or ask for, situations which aren’t justified on the logical basis of karma. We’re served experiences and it is left to the underexplored capacity of our human brains to process, deal, and produce an outcome that will remain with us forever. Some of us walk out of them with a healthy and cathartic upshot, while some fall prey to their demonised experiences of life. For a child’s senses to bear, witness and experience evil at an age where it is the purest form of a human being, a shining orb of love and light, for the powers of corruption to touch a human being at such a malleable age has been defined as various terms in a vast spe...
When I was only 5 years old, my mom told me to always be strong. Yet I cried when I fell down the stairs the next day, and my dad hit me because it was wrong. ⠀ When I danced at the age of 9, no-one genuinely cared. But that changed as soon as I started earning, for the stories of my success were lordly shared. ⠀ My fantasies were stifled, silenced. To stereotypes and labels, I was sold. I surrendered myself to your constraints, and in return, I was made unapologetically cold. ⠀ Shoved frantically to the top, I was forbidden to feel⠀ (a man's touch, emotions, guilt). ⠀ Living behind the mask of violence and rudeness ever since my scars still haven't healed. ⠀ My position in society began to be questioned, by the ones who placed me there. You preach about consent, justice, equality,⠀ tell me, is what I've been through actually fair? ⠀ Why can't I break free from your chains? ⠀ I'm not fond of this misogynistic thrill (that you've imposed u...