Your Voice

Feelings are human and there is no proper role designated to anyone, so live, laugh, cry, dress how you want. Life is too short to live trying to fit into standards that can never define you <3

It’s sad how society 

always expects people to look and dress a certain way.

According to our role, 

we must carry ourselves, they say.

If you’re a student? 

Then act like one.

 Kids who study don’t dress that way. 

Trying to speak your mind is “talking back,” they say.

You’re a guy? 

Wipe those tears, 

there’s no room for emotions here. 

You’re a woman? 

working or not. 

Be home before eight o’clock. 

Do the dishes, 

do the laundry, 

care for the husband and the babies while your head’s bursting,

 trying to finish all the copies.

You’re a husband? 

Then you’d better earn. 

Got stress? 

Bury it in your head. 

No one needs to see your burns.

Neither a guy nor a girl? 

So you’re confused, they say.

 Pick a side, can’t be hard, 

just look down there, what’s it say?

But who made these rules? 

Who decided what one can wear, say or choose?

Who are they to decide,

 who we should be before 

we even figure it out for ourselves?

Why is our identity their discomfort to fix?

 Are we just characters stuck in some script?

Be the light. 

Lose the sight. 

No one should tell you what feels right. 

Live for you.

 Be a kite with no strings to stop your flight. 

Don’t let the voices bind you; 

these dogs can bark, 

but they’ll never bite.

So eat that cake, 

don’t worry about the weight. 

Run the mornings and own your days. 

This is your life, 

so live it short 

but live it right. 

                                                                     ~♡

Author's Note

If you're reading this, I hope you're doing well and having a good day! :3 (not my best work but i just wanted to convey this message)

Reviews

[MCS]

I’ve made it my mission to always dismiss that “they say” collective whoever they really are. Instead, I always say, follow your heart, but take your brain with you, listen more than you speak. That’s why we have two ears and only one mouth. Mind yourself and extend that privilege to others. A powerful piece of writing!

[Cer]

"That’s why we have two ears and only one mouth" loved how you used it. Thank you so much!