{"id":11395,"date":"2019-10-16T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/?p=11395"},"modified":"2021-01-09T08:44:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T13:44:31","slug":"the-poetry-snapshot-strength-is-undefinable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2019\/10\/16\/the-poetry-snapshot-strength-is-undefinable\/","title":{"rendered":"The Poetry Snapshot: strength is undefinable"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11396\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 364px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11396\" src=\"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC_2076-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC_2076-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC_2076-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC_2076-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Alpental, Washington<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I&#8217;ve been told to stay strong.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">not cry<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">be the rock<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">pull it together<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">and I&#8217;ve succeeded.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">I&#8217;ve successfully built a wall around me,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">locked up my emotions, and lost the key.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All this time I thought someone else <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">would have a spare,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">so I&#8217;ve been looking for myself in others. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">But when has a locked door <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">stopped a prisoner from escaping.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Perhaps, I need to bring down these walls <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">with the same strength that built them. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Because there is nothing weak about<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">vulnerability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">This poem was inspired by a recent opportunity that allowed me to let my guard down and share a personal story to the public. After years of thinking that my strength came from internalizing my story, I realized that sharing it and allowing it to be a beacon of hope for others was my real display of strength. Strength is not limited to the constraints set by the media that showcases our lives filtered and perfected, and a culture of always putting on a happy face. Breaking through those constraints and embracing the authenticity of being vulnerable, accepting mistakes, and needing help is also a display of strength.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been told to stay strong. not cry be the rock pull it together and I&#8217;ve succeeded. I&#8217;ve successfully built a wall around me, locked up my emotions, and lost the key. All this time I thought someone else would have a spare, so I&#8217;ve been looking for myself in others. 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