So far, I am going to use this, as well as Lenses for my spoken word endeavors.
I'm also going to start posting the backstories to all of the poems that I post on here from now on in order to give people who read these a better understanding of where I'm coming from when I write.
With this one, it's basically a depiction of someone who knows their identity and is one to challenge society for being different. Their family doesn't accept them, but their friends do. They put up a wall at home to avoid ridicule and try to defend from the attacks. In the end, it's the best decision to remain true to yourself, remain optimistic about the situation, and never give up, despite feeling like you're going to explode!
Imagine being on a team
Where everyone is supposed to be all for one one for all, right?
Then think of what a family means…
Just think about it…
Always there for each other
Supportive
Loving
Together…
But then you mess up and think you're supposed to be forgiven with some apologies, sugar coating, and politeness, right?
Just picture your family saying "this outfit makes you look fat", or "you're wearing too much eyeshadow today", or "you were texting during the movie"… on a consistent daily basis
It makes me feel like a pink blob in a grey world where it's apparently uncool to unleash your own spirit into the public eye… to make the sadness die… where your team turns a blind eye…
JUST TELL ME, WHAT DID I DO WRONG? WHY DO YOU INSIST IN TREATING ME THIS WAY?
The team turns their backs and walks away into the distant fading shadows…
Am I a black sheep or something?
Being different means you can still be part of a team…
Are you ditching me? HELLO? HELLO?
A family is supposed to be your foundation for who you are, your automatic support system, your everything…
It is a team of people who venture through the clouds and turbulence together while holding hands
The antithesis of a family is your own flesh and blood turning the tides and the blame on you, making you cry all the time… and you wonder why…
In the battlefield, taking punches just to survive without fighting back is not the path one should resort to turning towards
Being yourself is hard enough
But behind the barbed wire, you place a veil over your natural character and reveal a false image that refuses to enter the norm and struggles for acceptance
Slowly unsheathing the veil, the attacks are all coming back…
You put up a shield
Struggling to hold on, the monster wants to break free!
WHO ARE YOU TO GO SLANDERING ME ALL THE TIME? JUST SHUT UP! DO YOU REALIZE HOW DAMAGING THIS IS? *slams door*
Crying for mercy, the team puts up an evil eye and claims it's for the betterment and out of love
IS THIS HOW YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW ME YOU LOVE ME? JUST SAY SOMETHING NICE FOR ONCE!
They laugh and smile in jubilation as if all of your words are just a joke…
Feeling defeated, you sit on your bed and think for a while
Shutting the world away, you take your pile of advice from your closest friends who accept you and begin to read it…
It starts to rain
The display of earthly turbulence begins
Slowly opening the blinds and looking at each drop of rain, reflection stirs up inside
To a clear realization, a rainbow appears, showing the path to your team
Where the brightness of the colors resonates through your tears and calms the monster within
As the rainbow guides you to the goal, you realize that the solo player prevails
Those who are attacked will know how to defend and teach others the art of wisdom
They can showcase the beauty in the world and withstand the brutality in the package
Being the black sheep has benefits that outweigh the costs
But just so you know, nothing is lost
Because the single player can foster imagination
Always seeing the light of day
Can always carry their own way
And most importantly, will never… ever give up!
Where everyone is supposed to be all for one one for all, right?
Then think of what a family means…
Just think about it…
Always there for each other
Supportive
Loving
Together…
But then you mess up and think you're supposed to be forgiven with some apologies, sugar coating, and politeness, right?
Just picture your family saying "this outfit makes you look fat", or "you're wearing too much eyeshadow today", or "you were texting during the movie"… on a consistent daily basis
It makes me feel like a pink blob in a grey world where it's apparently uncool to unleash your own spirit into the public eye… to make the sadness die… where your team turns a blind eye…
JUST TELL ME, WHAT DID I DO WRONG? WHY DO YOU INSIST IN TREATING ME THIS WAY?
The team turns their backs and walks away into the distant fading shadows…
Am I a black sheep or something?
Being different means you can still be part of a team…
Are you ditching me? HELLO? HELLO?
A family is supposed to be your foundation for who you are, your automatic support system, your everything…
It is a team of people who venture through the clouds and turbulence together while holding hands
The antithesis of a family is your own flesh and blood turning the tides and the blame on you, making you cry all the time… and you wonder why…
In the battlefield, taking punches just to survive without fighting back is not the path one should resort to turning towards
Being yourself is hard enough
But behind the barbed wire, you place a veil over your natural character and reveal a false image that refuses to enter the norm and struggles for acceptance
Slowly unsheathing the veil, the attacks are all coming back…
You put up a shield
Struggling to hold on, the monster wants to break free!
WHO ARE YOU TO GO SLANDERING ME ALL THE TIME? JUST SHUT UP! DO YOU REALIZE HOW DAMAGING THIS IS? *slams door*
Crying for mercy, the team puts up an evil eye and claims it's for the betterment and out of love
IS THIS HOW YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW ME YOU LOVE ME? JUST SAY SOMETHING NICE FOR ONCE!
They laugh and smile in jubilation as if all of your words are just a joke…
Feeling defeated, you sit on your bed and think for a while
Shutting the world away, you take your pile of advice from your closest friends who accept you and begin to read it…
It starts to rain
The display of earthly turbulence begins
Slowly opening the blinds and looking at each drop of rain, reflection stirs up inside
To a clear realization, a rainbow appears, showing the path to your team
Where the brightness of the colors resonates through your tears and calms the monster within
As the rainbow guides you to the goal, you realize that the solo player prevails
Those who are attacked will know how to defend and teach others the art of wisdom
They can showcase the beauty in the world and withstand the brutality in the package
Being the black sheep has benefits that outweigh the costs
But just so you know, nothing is lost
Because the single player can foster imagination
Always seeing the light of day
Can always carry their own way
And most importantly, will never… ever give up!
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