a piece on depression by Batool Zaidi
The feeling of being a burden on someone is another feeling I wouldn’t want anyone to feel. It’s unpolished even, awkward. Take it from a person who touches the surface of both of these sensations everyday; I feel downhearted. I try so hard to feel wanted, but all it is is awkward smiles and small talk, in which I am feeling nothing. I’m afraid to ask for things, because I feel like a strain, a deadweight. I try everything to make the people around me happy, but I feel like I just make things worse. I don’t mean to do it on purpose, I sincerely do it, because I’ve always been told to make people smile, because everyone deserves happiness, no matter their race, gender, sexuality, religion, cultural background, social class, their income, because maybe these are the reasons that people feel like they aren’t wanted, or that they are a burden. I know I have value, and am worth something, but one person can make you feel like you’re worth absolutely nothing. I know one doesn’t mean to do that, but I take it to heart because the last time I felt this way, I was told that I needed to see my therapist. Telling me that there is something wrong with the way I feel... I’m quite sorry that I don’t react to situations the way you do, or feel the way you do, or see the world the way you do, because we aren’t the same people. We’ve all experienced the world in all different ways. We all have had different experiences that shape the people we are today. So, you do not get to let me feel that way. I know this isn’t all that positive, and this isn’t the way I write usually, but I write what comes to mind. But this is a reminder, to the ones who feel like less than-- don’t feel that way. It’s not worth it; live your life, find happiness in the little things, you aren’t a burden. Batool Zaidi is a senior at Franklin High School. Her hobbies consist of writing film reviews for pleasure and enjoyment, watching films, and reading up on screenplays. She has been writing since she was in 8th grade, when she first used it as an outlet for her depression. This is a piece she wrote about being a burden.
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Epiphany Literary Magazine is a safe space for students at Franklin High School to share their creativity. Archives '16-'20
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