What growth feels like

Today I finally realized why I am a writer. Growing up as one of 6 I never really got the chance to be myself. I always felt like my voice wasn't heard so I would write. I would spend my days writing all of the things I could never say. Today I experienced something that really drove me crazy. I felt the same way I felt when I was growing up. Someone stole my voice. Stifled it. I shared my story and someone stole it and passed it on as if my feeling did not exist. Today I did nothing but tomorrow I will reclaim my voice.