Raised By Society

“Don’t act this way or think like that” If it is bad then it’s not the norm But it doesn’t feel wrong in my heart So I struggle each day to conform Is it customary to feel this trapped? When it is preached that I can soar So keep me confined to narrow lines Denying what’s essential to my core I find myself so lost at times In sweet dreams and reverie Because I’m in denial and trying to block out Unspeakable things that’s been said to me Even my dress code is unacceptable I can tell by the way they peer And those who don’t have one Find an issue with my career So what if I find love? I can’t even be with my baby For fear of them judgmental minds Because society raised me