Hello, beautiful readers! For Reena's Xploration Challenge #380, she invites us to write a poem based on her prompt: Who will read my diary? She encourages us to focus on these five words: introspection, reflection, fear, inspiration, and legacy. I decided to write a haibun, which is a paragraph of prose and a haiku.
My Diary's Demise
I used to keep a diary when I was young. I wrote in it all the time, constantly reflecting on my thoughts, actions, and reactions. In fact, I had several diaries throughout the years. Each one had a lock on it, and I naively believed the lock could keep nosy intruders from reading my thoughts. During my adolescence, I learned how wrong I was. My most vulnerable feelings were exposed and violated, disintegrating the ability to trust the intruder for years to come. Drowning in despair, I tore apart all my diaries and never wrote in one again.
secretive refuge
camouflaged from nosy eyes
my true confidant
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I can relate to every word of this. There is more rage than vulnerability, when people assume they have a right to invade another's sanctum sanctorum.
ReplyDeleteExactly, Reena! I was furious and heartbroken at the time. Thanks for stopping by. :-)
DeleteI never kept a diary, but I would be very upset if someone invaded my privacy. - Eugi
ReplyDeleteIt was very upsetting, Eugi! Thanks for visiting. :-)
DeleteHi Yvette, I also had a diary for two years. I am sorry yours was violated, that isn't nice. Robbie
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Robbie! :-)
DeleteNot fun to have our private thoughts exposed, Yvette! I ended up burning my diaries years ago. It was supposed to release my past. Not sure it did and probably better those thoughts aren't recorded anymore.
ReplyDeleteI agree about not having those thoughts recorded, Denise! Thanks for sharing! :-)
DeleteSorry your diary was violated Yvette.. it is difficult to trust others after that happens...Sally
ReplyDeleteYes, it is, Sally. I still have difficulty letting people into my circle of trust. Thanks for stopping by. :-)
DeleteReminds me of when I kept a diary as a pre-teen. It was supposed to be private, but my sister showed it to my mother, and then I proceeded to write the most obnoxious things in it!
ReplyDeleteHaha! Something similar happened to me, but I just tore them all up. Thanks for sharing, Susi! :-)
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