The judgment

I'm so tired of hearing judgments about my opinions

Are these really my own reflections?

Could I ever do something so hurtful to others?

Why do I try so hard to consider everyone’s beliefs and views?

I was taught, raised to be stubborn

While my father criticized me every time I placed the truth in someone else's hands

I know everyone has their own truth

Maybe I'm at the opposite extreme

Valuing everyone's opinions too much

And that's why it hurts so deeply, why I attract so much judgment of my beliefs,

Of my opinions

I barely even talk about them

Only in the comfort of intimacy

With someone who makes me feel safe

And even so

I feel judged every day

Directly or indirectly

By someone who knows my views or doesn't