Society is cruel.

Once having an innocent mind

As a child I tried to be kind

Then without realizing,

I had morphed into a similar existence of a mannequin

Having to fit an ideal image of those around me

Soon I was slowly forgetting my own mind

Not aware that other’s convictions were creeping inside me

Told by others on how to live

“Do this, be this”

Media encouraging these people to think and act

Pulled in each direction on what to think

Told by others what is wrong and what is right

Yet for many, everything is wrong

Many will disagree with how you live, if you don’t believe what they believe

They may push and push their thoughts and directions onto you

Until they have taken away yours

Or they may disagree with you altogether

They never care to ask how you truly think or feel

Never care to listen

And without even noticing, I gradually lost “me”

I may come to live without really living

Because I won’t be following my own

Becoming more selfish as I “grow”

Losing sight of the person that I wish to believe was me

But when I start to be conscious of what is happening

I see that I could always wake up and be “me”

And,

That there is always kindness and humanity within

Society is filled with greed, selfishness, and hatred

But it is also filled with compassion,

Compassion without hesitation

To be able to learn new thoughts each day while still having your own

That is what I believe, and these thoughts are mine alone.