“I woke up in anger. No, the world does not please me. Most people are dead and don’t know it, or they live with charlatanism.” And love, instead of giving, demands. Those who like us want us to be something they need. Lying brings remorse. And not lying is a gift the world doesn’t deserve.

The truth is a burden, a gift that few appreciate. Perhaps that is why I wake up in anger, with my chest swollen with indignation that words cannot contain. It is a silent scream, a quiet revolt against the hypocrisy that permeates every corner of existence.

Yet, even amid my anger, there is a thin thread of hope. Hope that one day, the truth can be lived without fear, that love can be given without demands, and that people can free themselves from the chains of their own falsities. Until then, I continue to navigate this turbulent sea, with the conviction that somewhere, authenticity still has its place in the sun. 😔

©️ Beatriz Esmer