SHABEL FUOMSUK

Oval Peg

Do you ever feel like you don’t belong?

Too old to act young,
but somehow too young to be this old.

In a world of round and square holes,
you feel like an oval peg
too different to fit in,
but just enough to stand out.

You live in the awkward silences,
behind half-smiles that disguise whole storms of emotions .
Emotions layered over time,
settling on your face like a mask.
a permanent look you never asked for .

A look that pushes everyone away.
A look that makes the world avoid you
like the plague,
when in reality
you just wanted to belong

10 months ago | [YT] | 3