Passing Over Chapters Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

I know...
You want me to feel
That superiority you believe you have,
Over me!

I know...
That has to feel traumatic.
I'm not allowing you to jump ecstatically in the air.
Showing my awareness of limitations I've been sold!

I can't blame my parents for that lack of insight.
They were too busy showing my sisters and me,
How to survive with pride and dignity.
And somehow when you became the topic...
They had nothing to say!

Some lessons aren't meant to be taught,
To everyone passing over chapters of subservience!