The Risk
Speaking my mind is a risk
But it is a risk worth taking
I want to change the world, create a new awakening
Equality is not justice but if we give justice to all, we may just be equal
Why is it that
I am from the dirt, to the trees, to the angry dogs in my neighborhood of poverty
From where the lights go off at 10 and the sirens go on at 11
But why? Why me?
Why did I not get the safe neighborhood?
The one where my fears rest as I sleep and my guard goes down along with the sun
Too many dogs, too many drunks, I refuse to leave my house for a run
I see the birds caged in my home, singing for freedom
As do I
Daddy’s arms were the safest place I could be
But this society taught me the word safety is simply a state of mind
My mind tells me optimism is the best was to live
But my world tells me otherwise
If I am not a realist than I am wasting my time
My brain tells me “you could be anything you want”
As I sit there realizing it is not as easy as it sounds
My entire life I was told college was the answer
I was never told I would be put in a lifetime of debt
Our government so corrupt
Lying to these kids telling them they could be whatever they want
But I cannot be destroyed
I carry a shattered heart but imperishable optimism
My mind tells me success comes from constant political activism
Because our constitution states “we the people”
Yet we the people are too scared to speak up
I speak my mind as I take the risk one day becoming hopeless
But I doubt that will happen, I am already a mess