Forced Into Change
Sometimes changes are forced on us
By the environment,
By our parents, siblings, neighbors,
By our co-workers, friends, boss,
By God.
We go into them kicking and bucking.
Wailing and screaming.
Our shrieks are deafening.
To us, but no one else notices.
Because we do it silently.
Socialized, so they will not know how
Sad and angry we are now, and it is their fault.
It is not our plan.
Our reluctance is pouring out of our pores.
We hope they choke in it.
We pout a bit. No one cares.
Finally settling down, sometimes
Often we see it is the best for us too.
Better than we had before the change was forced on us.
Happier now,
Forced to have something better
That we did not know we wanted.
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