Michelle Dragonfly

Welcome to hypocrisy.
Every excuse, no matter how true,
Is another act of tyranny.
The excuses and lies of this world.
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I'm speaking to you.
Yes, you.
I know what you've done,
What you've seen,
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I could tell you what I think.
But you wouldn't understand.
I could tell you what I need.
But you wouldn't lend a hand.
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Where is he now?
Your slipper-prince.
What happened to you two?
Did he like you much
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They say this.
They say that.
They say.
They say.
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It makes me laugh.
All these people
Imprisoning others for freedom,
Fighting for peace,
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Tired of waiting
Waiting in lines
Lines that never
Never quit making
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You screwed with my head.
Made me think I was special.
Told me you loved me.
Told me you'd keep me safe.
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College?
How can I do college?
I'm barely making it through
High school!
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Will you tell me now?
No? Fine.
We'll stay in this silence then.
Does the screaming start now?
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Welcome, newborn child.
Welcome to life.
Welcome to love.
Welcome to hurt.
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I was told to be a good girl.
I was told to obey my elders.
I was told to make good grades.
I was told to take advanced classes.
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By a twisted turn of fate,
You become what you hate.
And by then it's too late.
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Where do I start?
With the victims?
The fighters?
The bruised?
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She's the sky -
Beautiful,
Limitless,
Yet so far away from me.
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What did I do wrong?
Did I hurt you somehow?
Did I say the wrong thing?
Wear the wrong clothes?
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An innocent crime, really.
Not even considered a crime by most.
But it happens more often than any can count.
As I speak, I've been abandoned
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They told me to be fair.
They told me life wasn't fair.
I think, if life isn't fair, why should I be fair?
But what is fairness, really?
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The people rise
They don't, they can't,
Continue to obey
The tyrants who reign.
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"Forgive and forget."
"They didn't know
What they were doing."
"Just brush it off! "
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