The Agony of a Story Untold

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. -Mary Angelou #writing #quotes pic.twitter.com/b4HtGwLCAm

— Writer's Edit (@WritersEdit) September 10, 2015

Sometimes we don’t tell because we are ashamed.

We think if we don’t tell it will go away.

It doesn’t.

 

Sometimes we don’t tell because it’s too scary to say it out loud.

We worry others will judge us.

They won’t.

 

Sometimes we think we can occupy ourselves with other things.

We think it will distract us.

It works briefly.

 

Sometimes we witness the pen telling it to the paper.

We hope it will lighten the burden.

And it does.