"The Weight of Words"

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In classrooms where the colors blend,
They twist the truth, they bend and bend.
They speak of freedom, choice, and change,
But young minds aren't a canvas for the strange.

They whisper softly in eager ears,
"Don't trust the body you've held for years."
Confusion swells where clarity stood,
Where once was innocence, now lies a flood.

They teach the child to doubt their name,
To question the skin that feels the same.
Ideas bloom like thorns in play,
"Who you are is just a game to sway."

But when the mirrors shatter wide,
A fractured self is hard to hide.
The scars of truth, the cost of lies,
Are written deep behind their eyes.

What's taught in play can leave a mark,
Turning brightness into dark.
Be careful where you place the seed,
For not all blooms are what they need.

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