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I do not understand
I do not understand how some people choose to live in ignorance of the world around them
Ignorance is not bliss
It is deciding that you do not care to know about the struggles of others
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WTH, world
Black and white
The conflict the world can't seem to get over
Why can't we all just be people?
This is no difficult task, to accept others
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Every Single One
The sky is not falling
Chicken Little went home
I wish this corrupted land was not my home
The politicians flew too close to the sun
I have now learned how a cheeto can run
The sky is falling
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What can I do now?
It's out of our control
And so we'll sit and watch
As a despicable man
Takes
And takes
And takes
"Stay strong"
"Don't give up"
"There's power in silence."
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A long time
It's been a long time since I have felt truly at ease with my friends
Since I've been able to laugh freely, smile easily, and be unapologetically myself
But now I have found people who make me feel accepted and celebrated
Loves
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Confession
When I think about tomorrow,
I see the calculus test I have not studied for
and the five overdue assignments with long-received
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Before
I miss the days
When we would run through the fields
And swim in the pond all day
Smiling and using kayaks
I miss the nights
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Silent Warriors - Like Us
“Your grades don’t matter,” they say. But when you get a B, they yell at you.
“You’re so healthy,” they say. But when you touch one potato chip, you need to stop eating so much.
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Margins
Stay in the margins
Don’t speak up, stay quiet, the adults are talking
What are we supposed to do?
Stay in the margins
Be yourself, but not if society doesn’t like it -
Time Slip
My leisure was over
quicker than expected.
Now I'm back to doing homework
but keep getting distracted.
Another glance at the clock
Another 30 minutes gone. -
War
Every story I've ever been told has held a spot in my life,
The goodest of hero's and foulest of foes did share with me the night.