stay small
small body
small voice
small thoughts
small talk
do they know they've ingrained
that sentiment into my head
when my mother and sister
look at their bodies with disgust
and say things like
"I'm 155 now, I'm a cow!"
and wish they were small like me
size zero like me
when my teachers condescend
"you don't have any questions now,
do you?"
idk do I
mr professor
I don't even know what I don't know
"this is a fairly simple topic but some..."
emphasis on some
"of you have an inability to translate the passive voice"
"so some of these quiz scores are relatively low."
but you still want me to learn this passive voice
tell me I should be passive
speak passively
I can translate the passive voice just fine
and the passive aggressive voice,
the aggressive voices that tell me
things like
"how can you be a lawyer if you don't talk?"
"you're just so shy"
"and lack confidence"
"maybe you should consider a different option"
a smaller option
well idk
but maybe one day I will be a lawyer
I want to be someone who starts a movement
a conversation,
moves outward
talks about the things that matter
more than just the weather
more than just small talk
because whether I like it or not
I'm meant to think big.
