What would I change?
What would I change about the world?
There are many things, but let's give it a whirl.
This world that's filled with poisoned air and polluted lakes.
Where education runs everyone the same
Where society treats everyone the same
Where if you can't keep up
You're lost behind
And good luck swimming up stream
Because you've got rapids of media and slander and propaganda
Hurdling toward you
You are told to look a certain way
Be a certain size
Act like this, know this
Well, what happens if you can't?
Or if you're just a tiny bit different
(They accept a small amount of uniqueness, but only if it conforms)
If you are quiet they think you are either stupid or plotting murder
If you're awkward, you're an outcast.
In our society the word Special has become bad.
When we're little we are told to be different and daring
That we are special.
And that it is okay to accept help.
But as we grow older,
society says that we must conform-
No longer grasp to that child's dream, like play things.
Those who don't are made fun of or pitied.
What society doesn't know, or refuses to acknowledge, is that people learn at different rates,
They look different, and are different sizes.
Everyone is beautiful.
Everyone is special.
There is really no reason for all of this to escalate to self-harm.
We can find a way.
We can be inclusive.
We can be listeners. And dreamers. And friends.
Because that weirdo in the corner could be the next Einstein or DaVinci
Don't be the cause of their crying.