How Do You Treat Others Like That?
For so long, I lived in fear.
How am I supposed to break
Twenty-two years of tradition
Of call and response
Of live and learn
Of mess around and find out
That if I tell the truth
If I even tell you how I feel
I will be punished.
How am I supposed to unlearn
Twenty-two years of habit
Of blind obedience
Of day-in-day-out
Of never questioning
Your superiority, your authority
If I even look at you wrong
I will be punished.
How am I supposed to cope with
Twenty-two years of abuse
Of dictatorship
Of threats and lies
Of psychological manipulation
And knowing that you would
Just love to use those prized guns
To punish me.
About the Creator
Emily Dickerson
Hopeful and young, full of love. From my heart high praises are sung. For this reason I am here: to love and serve and bring all souls near. <3
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