serendipity

what if

oh, what if they had taught our boys that it's not a sin to cry, they'd still have hearts today.

(everyone has a heart
but a heart that feels for other people
what a rare thing
my brother stopped crying because
they told him that
his tears were a matter of pride
so i taught him how to cry again)

oh, what if they had taught us genuine love for others, we wouldn't be the cold hearted bullies we are today.

(it was like a never ending race
they only cared about the winner
no humanity, no empathy, nothing
just kids pushing themselves to reach the top
no kindness was ever shown in that hellhole
so i taught kindness to myself)

oh, what if they had taught us that our futures aren't decided by red stamps on papers, we'd be poets by today.

(no one taught me
how to write from the heart
how to write poems
so i taught poetry to myself)

oh, what if they had taught us self love instead of meaningless equations, we'd still have hope today.

(everytime i looked at my body
i would flinch in disgust
because they only saw the flaws
never did they teach me self love
never. never. never
so i taught it to myself)

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