Measurement Poem
Why should we scale people
To see how tall they are
Or how much they weigh?
Why should we measure someone
In their height
Or test someone’s intelligence?
Everyone judges others because
Of their own insecurities
Why should we time someone
in their speed to finish the race
Or judge someone because their looks don’t match yours
Why should we bully that one person
for being different than the others
We laugh, we point, and we criticize
While they go home at the end of the day
And cry to wish they were someone else but themselves
And somewhere else but here
We judge that one person who fails their tests
We laugh, we point, and we criticize
While they go home every night
And study until they can’t keep their eyes open
We only see the side of people that they show in public
But not the side they hide at home
This world is judgemental
Wherever you go
Well, I guess that's just how life goes.
Political Poem
A new year comes by
A new political problem arises
One year it’s racial justice
The next it’s slavery
Then war
Our country never stops running
Women are raped
Men are shot
One day our country will fall
Harder than it ever has
So what will happen next?
Where would we go?
Without this country
Most of us have nothing
Nowhere to go
If people stick together
And work harder
This country will be a better place for everyone.
Me when I was seven
Stress free, careless, and happy
Probably going to do something fun
Smile on my face
Jackets on, driving through the cold
Worry less about school
Times before I stayed up all night
doing homework
Stressing weight on my shoulders taken away
By the fun of the ride
Before i was worried about friends
When life was just a game
Never stopped smiling
Because there was nothing to worry about
Love
Love, I need you on a rainy day
I see you in my family
I see you with my friends
I write your name in poetry
I write your name in letters
Love, I see you on the streets
I feel you in my heart
on a beautiful valentine's day
I miss you during school
I see you on my anniversary
Love, I forgive you when you break my heart
I question you with lust
I see you in my favorite jeans
That sit in my dresser drawer
I hear you in the calls of birds
I read you in love stories
Love, I see you on the beach on a sunny day
I see you in the eyes of couples
When they watch romantic movies
I hear you in the laughter of my family
I see you bring people out of hate
Credits:
Created with images by Moyan_Brenn - "Sunset" • DonkeyHotey - "Donald Trump - Caricature" • jill111 - "family children woman" • RonBerg - "ladybugs ladybirds bugs"