The Unspoken by Caitlin Wright
- Caitlin Wright
- Apr 2
- 1 min read
I find myself searching for it in other women, pouring over books and films and friends, searching for the thing one of them must possess that will tell me yes, it is hard to be a woman.
It wraps itself around your core and squeezes so tight that you can’t breathe.
It sinks its tendrils into your brain and affects everything you do or say.
It fills your shoes with a weight that pins you to the floor. But, this is how you do it.
Maybe if I had a mother I'd see it differently. I’d watch her sing in the car and see that she is still herself. That being a woman doesn’t have to mean sacrificing yourself to cultivate everyone else’s growth. That I too can turn my head towards the sun and enjoy its warmth, without feeling guilt for obscuring the light.
Caitlin Wright (@hwedhla) is a Cornish author who specialises in writing contemporary realism and poetry. Her upbringing in rural isolation underpins much of her work, both stylistically and thematically through themes of social, economic and cultural disparity. She holds a BA Honours degree in Creative and Professional Writing and is currently aspiring to publish her novel. In the future, Caitlin is planning to travel to enrich her experiences of the world and therefore her writing.
