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Dear Society, You, Are Unforgivable

You are unforgivable

Dear society,
Are you happy?
You’ve seen us tear each other apart
You’ve seen us crawl to the finish line
All for what?
Just so we can meet your standards?
Who are you?
Why do you have power?
Why do you allow us to fall apart just for some fake title?
For some fake crown?

You are unforgivable

Little girls starve themselves to fit the perfect shape,
They look in the mirror and hate who they see
They think that they’re not pretty,
Just because they don’t fit the mold
Little boys suppress their emotions to be a man,
To be strong,
Because crying is for the weak
People do dangerous trends and tricks,
Just to be famous, 
To be “trendy”
We all have this fake definition of perfection,
This is your fault

You are unforgivable

Kids take their lives,
They’re tired of living,
They’re tired of trying
Self harm is only a temporary solution,
Kids grow up angry, 
Hating themselves,
Hating the world,
Hating everything

You are unforgivable 

We have voices as loud as lions,
But our voices have been tamed 
We have the strength of a bear,
But are hunted down
We had trust like wolves,
But have been betrayed too many times
We used to be butterflies,
Our transformations used to be unique
They used to be awed and supported
But now we’re dull and similar 
We’re now like robots,
Following the same command,
The same trend,
The same standards

You are unforgivable 

We listen to you,
We look up to you
We’re all caught up,
Trying to fit in,
Trying to follow the rules
Trying to follow everyone else
To fit in
So when you say something is wrong,
We follow with fear
We join in without a second thought,
Because we are afraid,
We are afraid to be next
With one snap of a finger,
We could be the ones turned on

You are unforgivable

11/10/21

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