All around us we are judged by numbers
It doesn't matter how funny, kind, or sweet I am
It's about what the tests show
What grades I get
It's about my weight on the scale
It's about my height
It's about waist size
My bra size
My age
It's never about who I am as a person
Never about all the things I'm good at
Never about how big my heart is
Although that would just add another thing to be judged about
We are judged by our wealth
Our social classification
We are judged by our grades
90% isn't good enough
My best isn't good enough
99% isn't good enough
We aren't accepted unless we are perfect
Numbers and all
I will never be perfect in society's eyes
My grades are good but they aren't amazing
Don't you care about my heart? My love for other people?
No. You don't.
Unless I'm perfect and unless it involves numbers, society doesn't give a shit
Life doesn't seem to have a direction
Your life is meaningless unless society approves it
I'm tired of living lies
I'm tired of living in a world where I can't be accepted for who I am
I'm tired of living in a world that I can't be myself in
I'm tired of living in a world where you can't get into a good college unless your grades are good
Where it doesn't matter what plans you have: to be a football player, actress, director, police officer, they will be crushed because of numbers
Life is all about numbers
When will I be good enough for you, society?
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Poems About the Shattered and Broken
PoetryThis isn't an actual story. It's just a series of poems I put into a book. This book is dedicated to all the people who feel like they have lost all hope. Who feel broken and shattered. Who think they have nothing left to live for. May you find hope...
