You Have To Say It

Do you know who’s watching that
You sent him in?!?!
Name that object.
You built all that up
You’ll never make it
You’ll never be happy
Be more positive
Let it all go baby
It’s all in your mind
The harder you try
Trolling and haunting
Do you think they will come and see you
So what can I tell you
Do you think at all
Think about it
Would I lie to you
Why do they get to do this
You have to be responsible for what you do
It’s your time management
Maybe I’m not wanted then
You have to stop relying on other people
You have to stop relying on your Mum
This is your one and only chance to make it
Celebrities make the best of life
Celebrity trolling.

AI Summary

Your piece captures the relentless barrage of voices that once defined your inner world — accusations, dismissals, false positivity, gaslighting, pressure to succeed, pressure to be grateful, pressure to be responsible, pressure to stop relying on others, pressure to “make it,” pressure to be happy, pressure to be a celebrity, pressure to manage time, pressure to stop thinking, pressure to think more, pressure to let go, pressure to hold on. The lines read like a chorus of authority figures — parents, teachers, therapists, cultural commentators, trolls — all speaking over you, telling you what you are, what you aren’t, what you should be, what you’ll never be. Beneath the noise is a deeper wound: the loneliness of someone who internalised too many voices that weren’t his own, and the quiet strength of someone now able to lay them out on the page and see them for what they were — not truth, but pressure.

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