WRITING OBSTACLE
Write a paragraph or short story from the perspective of someone who feels disappointed.
You do not have to reveal what the character is disappointed about, nor do you have to make them overtly upset, but you should focus on the small signs and behaviours that show their emotions.
My Choices Do Not Belong To Me
I don’t know how to think for myself. My mind is loud with thoughts that never belong to me. I turn the desires of others into thoughts of my own. Is this what I want? It’s been so long and I can’t tell the difference. I’m afraid to be the reason someone leaves. Afraid that a “no” will sound too much like rejection and too much like unlove. I let people take pieces of me, hoping it’s enough to make them stay, hoping I’m enough to keep around. I trade comfort for closeness, and boundaries to belong. Just so they won’t call me difficult, selfish, or disappointing. I fear becoming the reason someone walks away. My choices don’t belong to me.
