Misjudged

​It is exhausting, this constant negotiation between expectation and reality. 

The weight of carrying a professional image that feels so at odds with my private self. 

When the people I let in the inner circle echo those casual labels.. 

"So boisterous," or "Always has opinion".. it creates a profound sense of isolation. 

A humble request that maybe, just maybe, one day, 

preople will truly understand rather than judging the volume of the voice