i was taught
to never be an inconvenience
don't let others carry your burden
there's only so much
you should be speaking
i was taught
i feel too much
it is pretending acceptance requires
what goes around comes around
and with that
sensitive truth tellers
turn into destructive liars
i was taught
that dying is selfish
but i think about it too often
for them to understand
yet they claim our suffering
by nonexistent answers
to demand
and i was taught
how to never live free
if you are on the verge
of breaking
never let them see
but since we were born
we've spoken our truth
behind closed doors
and in the trauma of lost youth
so i teach myself how to unteach
spellings that shatter the broken
and there will come a time
for my truth to be spoken
YOU ARE READING
The blue flower that taught me how to live
Poetry''Because the world is so full of death and horror, I try again and again to console my heart and pick the flowers that grow in the midst of hell.'' -Herman Hesse Disclaimer: I don't own any of the videos, photos used for this book. Credits go out...
