The Challenge Poem by Emma Kessler

A challenge
That's what it is
I never realized it until now
Whether you intend it or not
It's a challenge

It's a challenge
Whether you intend it or not
It's a dare to defy
It's an invitation to question the truth
As if to say, ha! , I deny your positivity

As if to say, ha! , I deny your positivity
It's an invitation to question the truth
To stare down the face of sureness
To strike fear into the heart of social standard
It's a challenge

It's a challenge
To strike fear into the heart of social standard
To speak up
Who wrote these rules anyways?
Tell them all what you think

Tell them all what you think
Who wrote these rules anyways?
Criticize, analyze
Dissect her opinion
It's a challenge

It's a challenge
Dissect her opinion
Question the truth
Manipulate the mind of her defense
Defy her sureness

Defy her sureness
Manipulate the mind of her defense
Step up to her dare
'What do you think? '
It's a challenge

It's a challenge
'What do you think? '
She's heard the first testimony
Now choose your battlefield
Rise against the untrue and conquer

As if to say, ha! , I deny your positivity
Strike fear into the heart of social standard
Dare to defy
'What do you think? '
It's a challenge