toddlers beaten and thrown around, little girls murdered and drowned.
isn't it a great world we live in?
teenagers starving just to be thin,
in a couple years they'll be bones and skin,
that's the pressure of society nowadays,
adults treating depression like "it's just a phase"
who cares about how much she weighs?
you do. they do.
teenagers using drugs
to escape and feel high
but it's okay because laws apply
laws that love guns
and make teenage girls give birth to sons
it's a girls world, right?
wrong.
i just want equality
but my fight has been way too long
society has failed us
but that we don't discuss
we talk about celebrities
and fame
while the world is playing us like a game
teenagers taking their lives
carrying knives
can't you tell we're scared
but still
nobody feels like their opinion
is strong enough to be shared
this is the world we live in
are you proud?
i couldn't be more disappointed
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cigarettes and sunsets
Poetrya collection of poems filled with love, heartbreak and tragedy. the world has a bad habit of keeping serious things locked away in order to maintain happiness, I desire to search for these hidden things and let them be found. illustrations by Robyn...
