What do you see when you look at me?
Does my age say immaturity?
Do you see a life that is free?
Do I have Independence or show vulnerability?
No education or a bachelor’s degree?
Homo or heterosexuality?
Do I drink coffee or tea?
Does my face show pure honesty?
Do I deceive like a mystery?
What do you see when you look at me?
Do I have the opportunity to be who I want to be?
Do I fit the stereotypical imagery?
Do you think I could swim in the sea?
Go on adventures and climb a big tree?
What do you see when you look at me?
Do I satisfy the needs of society?
Am I an example of reality?
Because I’m more me then me could be.
But am I free?
You see,
Stereotypes are HARSH.
They hurt the mind and they scar the heart.
They segregate people, pushing the world apart.
It’s ending before it even got to start.
Pre-judgment isn’t right.
It forces people to face battles they cannot fight.
Focusing on the most irrelevant things in sight.
Like if your skin is black or white.
We make assumptions if you’re not academically bright.
We focus too much on what people look like.
We all pre-judge and we stereotype
Its just not right.
Why do we have opinions on individuality?
Why care so much about peoples sexuality?
Their Physicality,
With not enough care towards peoples personality.
What do you see when you look at me?
All that you see when you look is 'somebody'.
Limited in a world that limits hospitality.
pre-judgement is our worlds speciality.
Just imagine.
Imagine if it wasn’t and people didn’t care.
About who you loved, or what you choose to wear.
Imagine the freedom and the happiness provided.
To world that wasn’t segregated or divided.
Imagine the love flowing through every season.
Being who you want without an explanation or reason.
I like to imagine the world as though it’s one of a kind
Is a world with a whole hearted mind that hard to find?
~E
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Author:
~E (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: July 12th, 2018 14:27
- Comment from author about the poem: My mind feels messy today, please leave feedback. I hope you enjoy, Love and peace to all ~ E
- Category: Sociopolitical
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- Users favorite of this poem: Syd, SLR, Poetic Dan
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Wow! Your eyes are wide open. It's nice to meet another individual that doesn't need Braille. If you know what I mean. (I have nothing against the physically blind, just mentally) I look forward to reading more from you when I have time.
- Syd
My eyes are wider then ever and have crazy visions of everything at the moment, I'm feeling like there's too much to write down, haha. Thank you very much, I'm honestly flattered. Likewise to you. ~E
Wow super questions and evocative style here. Poetic and rhyming fantastic. People tend to stereotype and prejudge you are so right. A fine society poem. Thumbs up, I like this epic.
Pleez do write your thoughts/comment under my newest poem too , titled , O human heart"l, I like meeting poem pals to say hi.
I’m really glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much, I love making new poem pals too! I’ll be sure to check your work out soon! ~E
*claps slowly as he stands* 🙂
The good poems make you nod as you read them, the great ones make you smile. I'm still smiling..
This comment has just made me smile! Thank you so so much. I really appreciate it 🙂 ~E
Don't judge a book by its cover,
You could just miss out on that fantastic lover! 🙂
Too right!
There you go again taking such a beautiful message and all these big words and somehow magically putting them together and rhyming them like they were supposed to be that way. You make me mad in the best of ways. I’m just jealous of your amazing skill. Thank you for the wonderful read.
Reyes! Thank YOU, for the lovely comment, you are the absolute sweetest person that reads my work. You’ve really made me smile, i’m glad you enjoyed, it’s lovely to hear from you again. ~E
I agree. All we should see is another of humanity. Hello human. Your right was great!
Hearty you’re always so kind, thank you!
I could go on and on about all the things I like about this one, but I'm just going to say LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!! Your gift for exceptional, thought provoking, beautifully written work leaves me in awe. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Aw wow thank you. All of my feedback for this one has been phenomenal! Ii’m slightly overwhelmed. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, i’m Glad you enjoyed. ~E
O my days it's like all the words that ran through me while under the stars last night but like always when I begin to write its like nothing I first thought.
The flow in this was so calming, you just lead me straight to the end. With a perfect picture of a smile on every one's face, your work is just divine.
I knew you'd appreciate this one dan. You're on a similar wavelength to me! I'm glad you enjoyed, your feedback always makes me smile! ~ E
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