Colored feathers

We are all swans,

Swimming in our own lanes.

Judged by the world for the colour of our feathers,

Nevertheless, the favourite of our mothers,

Gradually swimming away from our homes,

To explore the world and conquer all zones.

We get tagged as beautiful, pretty, and fair,

And get judged for how we walk and what we wear.

We’ve stopped being the smart person,

For people don't like those who reason.

We’ve stopped listening to the poor,

More interested in what someone wore.

We’ve stopped being kind,

Our selfishness has turned us blind.

We've all become marketers by passion,

Selling ourselves as products and waiting for a crowd's reaction.

We learn to make cheese and pasta,

So we can post on twitter and Insta.

Doesn't matter how it tastes or smells,

All that matters is that the post sells.

Putting up photos with a smile that beams,

Never showing what happens behind the scenes.

Using filters and editing pictures,

Not accepting our own body structures.

Starving on diets to become thin,

Moulds of chemical colours applied to natural skin.

The world now has people two-faced,

A fake side that is socially amused,

And the real side heavily bruised.

Where emojis hide the real truth and,

More incognito windows are used.

We lost confidence in ourselves, in

Trying to become like someone else.

Unbecoming over selves, the way we are,

For someone who doesn't accept us, the way we are.

We go around this merry go round to impress others,

Never understanding some people can never see beyond the colour of our feathers.

And on those days when you've lost hope,

And you understand that it was all a joke.

Remember to look into the color of the heart,

For, it's never too late for a full restart.

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