"To be soft is to be powerful." - Rupi Kaur
For the boys who are told they can't show emotions
For the girls who are called weak because of their skin
For those who can't find the power within themselves or are unable to unsheathe it.
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I'm out of sync I've been cast out to sea A hook through my lips, Awaiting for a fish with six rows of teeth to fall for the bait Everything was a blurry blue My eyes coming in and out of focus They were burning but I was helpless
Then I seen you You were in the depths Lurking and prowling I didn't see it that way, of course I was just as blind as they made me out to be You looked beautiful, The kind of person I'd be glad to have bite me
But you were smart You didn't eat me whole You didn't want my whole being You ripped me in half, Taking my vital organs with you
They reeled me up from the depths, And threw me back You still didn't devour the rest of me Leaving me with the hideous sharks that didn't prowl That didn't lurk Leaving me with the sharks who ate my whole but spit me out
