thEy sAy!

They say beauty comes from
the inside out
But all they teach is
mac makeup, red bottoms, and
low-rise skinny jeans
They say love covers
all unclean things
but my dad left, mother is bitter
and gentleness is nowhere to be found
They say a mind is a terrible
thing to waste
but all I’m seeing is
high school dropouts, kids having babies
and teachers with no passion
They say, one day you’ll be someone great
but at every honors banquet
they never show up
every PTA meeting is empty of hope
and graduation is filled with settling expectations
They are my inspiration
They speak in parables
They expect in silence
They are absent so that God can be present
They are trapped in illusion
not to discourage but to
imply self-fulfillment
It is because they aren’t
that I AM
- K.LaSha