not a person.
Location
Mom, Dad, I have a confession to make
I think
I think I am---No Dad, I'm not pregnant or gay
And Mom, no I'm not admitting that I broke Grandma's vase when I was four
Seriously
Will y'all please stop freaking out
I have come to realize that I...
I think that I'm..
not a person.
No, please Mom, don't cry
And Dad, please stop yelling
It's not my fault even though I may have made some choices to affect it here and there
But
This is who I am now
I am not a person.
Dad, what do you mean "whyyy..?!?"
And Mom, I can't answer your hysteria of "hows"
If you guys do not listen to me
Just look at me
I'm different
I don't fit in with the other kids
They only care about
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, the Kardashians, drugs, sex, alcohol, memes, gossip, Miley Cyrus, American Horror Story, Teen Wolf, Pretty Little Liars, football, concerts, pizza, food, food, food, food, clubbing, Spongebob, and hashtags
And I've tried
And tried
And tried
To be like them
To laugh mindlessly at TV shows and to pretend to hate things like nature, politics, and culture
If that's what it means to be a person
In today's world
But I couldn't help but think
That there should be more options
And that I deserved to be happy
With who I am
So I'm confessing that I am
not a person.
But I am rather a kind, loving human being
Who just cares too damn much about the world
To let everyone else waste their potentials on smart phones and reality TV
I am a human being
Who loves people,
Even the ones who will mistreat and judge me for my lifestyle,
SO much
That I will
Freely discuss current events,
Volunteer to help causes end famine, war, poverty, disease, injustice, and abuse
Speak to my government,
And Listen to and Understand others
This is who I am
And I am done letting everyone else prevent me
From being myself
I am not a person.
And I am not alone.
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