Rosemary, the livejournaler who made the post I linked to earlier about the appropriation of the spoon theory linked to a bunch of absolutely kick arse poets competing in a poetry slam called Brave New Voices and they have absolutely blown me away. You can find her post with all the links here, I just wanted to mention a couple that hit me square in the centre of my chest. I don't even have the words to describe the one above, it's just right.

I can recognise so much of this myself, and the way it's laid out so publicly, something that there's such a pressure to keep hidden leaves me speechless. These poets are so publicly honest, it's inspiring and a little frightening almost.

"Strong but still weak, I've become so desensitised to my daily life that it's hard for me to bring my insides out. Hard to express myself because .. I can't protect myself if I'm exposed." Just listen to this, it's truth.