bittersweet poetry ♡

society

she is not the one

 who will decide what she says

 when he asks her

 how her day was. 

society is.

if you had a bad day, do not tell anyone

they said.

if you are sad, don't let anyone know

they said.

but if we take a second

and look at our world,

is it really as free as we make it out to be?

is there truly such a thing as freedom of speech,

when we are too scared

to tell anyone how we feel?

the sun and the moon will never change,

but our society can

just like the wind.

the way we think

may change,

but our ability

to speak up

will not.

the boy who knows all of the answers,

but never raises his hand

has the ability

to speak.

but the thought of being wrong 

or being judged

scares him

the flowers will die,

along with our confidence.

though the sun and moon will never change,

our hearts will.