Apathy
My voice isn’t heard
So why would I shout
Nothing ever happens
Why would I go out
Change doesn’t affect me
Within my own home
Can all of you people
Leave me alone
They’ve taken your children?
That’s not my concern
As long as it's your house
Who cares if it burns
They’re coming for me next?
I doubt that that’s true
And if it does happen
Well, what could I do
And now it's my neighbors
Being stripped of their rights
I never quite liked them
So why would I fight?
They’ve come for my parents
It might seem unfair
But they had it coming
And I just don’t care
They’re in my backyard now
But I'm sure it's fine
They don’t have a reason
To touch what is mine
Well now I'm surrounded
I'm also quite scared
It seems when you warned me
I should have prepared
Copyright © Samantha Farley | Year Posted 2022
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