(“Tomorrow’s Voices Today“ is a new series curated by poet and educator Mike Sonksen.)
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The beauty of death has me so mesmerized
And those cautions tales to always do right
Do this, don’t do that, society has us hypnotized
It’s like we are already justified
Since birth, we were told to follow of parents footsteps
Their language, their food, & their uncomplicated ways
It’s like our path was already step up before we could even say ‘gay’
Growing up didn’t make this life easier
Under the influence of common core standard
And our uprising has always been slandered
As if my life looked at me as a bystander
As we grow older our thoughts begin to unfold
We start to see the truth that was continually untold
So we start to revolt, as they still kept us blindfold
Because knowing the truth is very uncontrolled
The government seemingly has us under their finger-tips
Controlling us with oblivion
As if we were robots with no opinion
Yet, I’m not a docile to these submissions
So you’ll have to see me with this vision
And breaking the tradition
Because I am worth of million
Since I am a girl with her own decision
