We Need To Stop

"We live in a society
Where people would
Rather talk to their
Phones than to the
Person in front of them.
Where there are more
People with eating
Disorders than there
Are people with green
Eyes. Where 1 in every 8
Students suffer from
Self-harm. Where people
Get killed for the colour
Of their skin. Where they
Teach people to not get
Raped rather than don’t
Rape. Where men are
Told that they can’t be
“Sissy”. Where women
Are told they can’t
Be a “butch.” Where
The perfect woman
Has a thigh gap,
Big breasts and
A tiny waist. Where
The perfect man doesn’t
Cry and has abs. Where
School is about passing
Rather than learning
Where a man said:
I can’t breathe, I can’t
Breathe, I can’t breathe,
I can’t breathe, I
Can’t breathe, I can’t
Breathe, I can’t breathe,
I can’t breathe, I can’t
Breathe, I can’t breathe,
I can’t breathe, before
He was released.
Where kids die every
Day from taking their
Lives. Where
They tell you to be
Yourself but judge
You till you break.
Where 3 or more people
In every class suffer from
A mental disorder.
Where men are stuck
In abusive relationships.
Where there are abusive
Relationships. Where
Parents don’t love
Their children. Where
Children don't love
Their parents. Where
Girls are forced to
Change because their
Bodies are “distractions”.
Where boys are taught
That not being a virgin is
Manly. Where kids
Prefer to drink illegal
Substances than do
Homework. Where school
Is more important than
Your mental health.
Where women can’t
Have “casual sex”
Because they’re too
Emotional. Where
Black people protesting
Are called terrorists.
Where 1 in every 3
Women experience
Sexual assault by the
Time they leave university.
Where people say
“Men can’t get raped.”
Where women are
Looked at as objects.
Where people are against
Each other. Where diet
Pills are cheaper than
Medication. Where a
Majority of the world
Is homeless. Where we
Destroy smaller
Countries for our
Benefits. We live in
A self destructive
Society. And we
Need to stop"