“Growing Pains” © Edward Michael Supranowicz

 

Authentic Energy

Is being seen as too much valid to be misread?
For people to not try to gauge me instead?
What I share immediately gets shoved aside,
So I feel my own validity getting denied,
Despite what I experience and see,
I feel shame and embarrassment in me,
As I’m not attempted to be taken seriously,
Maybe it’s best to give into people’s POVs,
But I realize I’m not everyone’s cup of tea,
Much like how not everyone is for me,
My voice and desires are worthy,
I shouldn’t let rejection make me flee,
Or question my validity,
I’m enough,
Those who swiftly brush me off aren’t tough,
It’s good for me to feel,
It’s good to know that my emotions are real,
I’m worthy of being taken seriously,
So I shouldn’t feel so melancholy,
Since people hearing me fills them with glee,
And they also see me. 

 

Aaron Adeyemi is a poet located in the United States. Three of his poems were published in Wingless Dreamer, while another was published in Dear O Dear!. His own debut poetry collection, Sanguine Outlook, was published on Amazon in December 2024.

Edward Michael Supranowicz is the grandson of Irish and Russian/Ukrainian immigrants. He grew up on a small farm in Appalachia. He has a grad background in painting and printmaking. Some of his artwork has recently or will soon appear in Fish Food, Streetlight, Another Chicago Magazine, The Door Is A Jar, The Phoenix, and The Harvard Advocate. Edward is also a published poet who has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize multiple times.