PIECES

AN UNFAIR WORLD

We give our hearts and minds in service expecting little in return
But we soon come to a realization. Life’s not fair!
Hours of devotion to a cause and we have nothing to show for it.
Endless trials and we always come out bruised.
We have given so much to this cruel world, yet we gain nothing.
We look down the street and wonder what if?
What if we didn’t stick to our virtues?
What if we didn’t stick to what society deems right and appropriate?
What if we had been greedy just that one time?
What if we didn’t love?
We have come far, and although we aren’t where we want to be,
It is clear we have travelled a great distance.
Our bruised skins and dusty feet remind us of our struggles.
Our sleepless nights at the hands of nightmares of abuses remind us how much we have overcome
We have been taunted.
We didn’t ask for much, but we still received close to nothing.
What did we ever do to deserve this?
Hopefully, the fight will end someday.
Hopefully, the struggle for what we hold dear will be no more.
Hopefully, the world would be fair one day.
But until then, let’s choose to keep fighting.