Trapped In the Boxe of Society
There is too much hypocrisy in our society
How can you be saved?
You get involved in that game of pretending
At first you tell yourself: come on
It’s just a game act as if you were in theatre
All you have to do is to play a part
And then you begin acting like everybody
And telling yourself that it’s just a game and nothing else
So you go on acting and pretending
During the whole process you try to convince yourself that it’s just a game
In which you have to perform because you want to be conform to society
But one day, you find yourself
Trapped inside the boxes of your own society
Because you realize that you are more than an actor
And the theatre turns out to be reality
You lose control because
You get used to that game of pretending and hypocrisy
You become addicted to that game and unable to make the difference
Between reality and fiction
You tell yourself wait a minute: “I played and I lost”
You were trying to do like everybody because you didn’t want to be isolated
You didn’t want to be criticised
But at the end you fall into your own trap
You find yourself hypocrite
Because you didn’t react on time and refuse to be conform
You didn’t take your responsibility vis-à-vis your society
You were not strong enough to make your own choice
You have been weak
And here are the consequences
You are just like everybody
Is there a way for you to be yourself in that kind of society?
Are you courageous enough to go against these well established rules of your society?
Either to act like everybody and live in peace
Or to be true to yourself, assume your choice and then be isolated
Which one to choose?
Copyright © Ndeye Khare Ndiaye | Year Posted 2010
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