Jen Polachek

On Shame and the Internet

I wrote about the shame of inhabiting my own privilege - you know it happened because your knees are rattling - your IRL is unscathed - it’s completely rearranged everything, somewhere - ally anger - writing under the pretense of « goodness » - I am told it is better to stay silent - somebody named PhDiva needs me to know that I have an eating disorder - I delete myself