Accepting help isn’t weakness
You have been drowning in sorrow,
You have been drowning in regret,
You have been drowning in depression.
You are strong outside but deep inside
you are broken in pieces.
You refuse to take help fearing that
you will become weak and insignificant
You refuse to accept help cause
you feel accepting help communicates
that you are not strong enough .
You visualise help as an action
that exhibits you as weak.
But
Is recieving only for the
weak and frail individuals?
Does accepting help really
make an insignificant person ?
In what ways does it make you one?
Refusing to accept help when needed doesn’t
make you a hero but rather
it makes you a zero.
Refusing to recieve help isn’t an act of strength
but rather it’s an act of cowardice.
It’s okay to accept help even if
you don’t have anything to return.
You don’t have to feel bad of
accepting it without any gift of return
but in return you can help and
be helpful who are in need.
‘Accepting help isn’t weakness’ as a poem is talking about a topic that can be very sensitive and personal to most of the people. Yet the poem is framed with words that makes sure that the reader doesn’t get any kind of a negative message out of it, which is very thoughtful of the poetess. I think the poem is trying to normalise that seeking for professional help is not a sign of weakness when it comes to dealing with certain problems of life, infact it is a sign that the person is strong enough to embrace their weak points and flaws in front of someone who is willing to help. Topics like depression and anxiety in today’s life is something that needs to be normalised and acknowledged by people without the shame of being considered as a weak person, which is again very bold of the poetess.
Regards,
Aradhya Maheshwari