A Rose Blood red and covered in thorns So beautifully Forbidden It grew to protect itself Learned to trust in only Itself Fighting Struggling to survive Wanting to be seen Waiting to be loved but Not believe it deserves it It’s been picked and displayed Its beauty shown off to the world But As soon
They Told Me They told me I am nothing That I am lazy, crazy They told me I am too stupid But too intelligent at the same time They told me I am young, just a child That my voice doesn’t count My opinions don’t matter I should behave like an adult I am too
A Flight through a Lonely Life When you feel alone and it’s like the world is against you It’s like you have nothing better to do but sit in the corner of the room. Your hood is up and you stare out the window As the classroom sound drifts to white noise. You drink your
Wild Child - Jacob Stack - www.jamartfactory.com
Teenage Years are the ‘Best’ Years of your Life You try too hard? You’re considered a nerd. You try too little? You’re considered stupid. You speak too much? You’re considered an attention seeker. You speak too little? You’re considered as depressed. You like different things to everyone else? You’re an outsider. You try so hard
Them Darkness suffocates the few rays that dare to surface But for those who persist, there will ever be a place. Dreams are shattered, splintering minds into uniformity, Except for those who defiantly value originality. We are ants, behaving as a unit, not as individuals. Yet some resist, soaring on private principals. When freedom burns,
Beauty Our beauty doesn’t break For a time, I felt myself trying to climb, But I just kept sliding, Through my mind, Building that ladder that just kept breaking, I never made it to the top. But, I wouldn’t break, I never gave up when I felt that ache, So I pushed on, I looked,
Wolf Mountain - Lynn McPherson - www.jamartprints.com
Failure When children are young told they can do no wrong Children are told they can have anything they want Parents tell them they are the best at everything Now these children have grown up They think they will get the world. These children are expected to grow up and run a country But with
Beauty I lay in bed and dread the next day of having to wake up extra early to do my makeup And look acceptable to walk into school And not get told you look like a fool or get asked are you sick? Those mornings I wake up too late to do my makeup And
The Water The water majestically flows at first, Reminding me of my youthful thirst. Back to the times of climbing trees, Playing with friends and moments glee The water starts to twist and turn, Bringing me back to my boisterous yearns, Where life turns dull and hormones return, With music blaring and blunts burned. The
People Nobody can be perfect and that’s a fact, Yet we strive to become perfect at everything we do. We strive to have a perfect life, But that’s different for each individual. We are told what is to be sought after and what needs to be avoided, Even though there can be no two humans