Here’s the funny thing about society;

They tell you to be yourself, and you’re beautiful the way you are

But lets be serious for a second here

When they say to just be yourself, what they really mean 

is

be 

a

slightly

different

version

of

everyone

else.

 

Rock the boat - but not too much

just enough to get people whispering - but not acting.

Stand up for what you believe in - 

But then sit back down after you’re done speaking.

don’t

push

the

envelope

too

much

 

So here i am, i feel like a coward, I feel like a fraud.

Because i have all these opinions, all these feelings

I don’t want appeasement

I don’t want contentment

I

want

change

 

I don’t want to say my piece about immigration

I want positive reform.

 

I don’t want to murmur my anger over women's rights

I want the rights to my own body back.

 

I don’t want to whisper to my friend about LGBT rights

I want discrimination over sexual orientation to be illegal.

 

I don’t want to mumble into my sweater sleeve about global warming

I want environmental awareness and action

 

I don't not want to scream in my head that college is too damn expensive

I want to be able to get an education without being punished for it.

 

I’m disappointed in our worlds society as a whole

But mostly, i’m disappointed in myself.

I’m standing here, with ideas and emotions churning inside of me

Everything is burning inside of me, wanting to get out

And 

I

just 

stand 

here

unmoving

 

But I mean, that’s what’s expected isn’t it?

That’s what good citizens do right?

Don’t lead

Don’t act

Don’t speak

No action

No voice

No choice

Just follow