I try my best to stand up against injustice
speak when faced with ignorance
through it all I feel I gave up so much of myself
but I still hope and pray
maybe it’s not too late to change some minds
I used to hate myself when I was younger
my insecurities were just too strong
looking into the mirror
thinking man, I’m ugly
god I must be
people seem to run away from me
is that why I try so hard now?
to have some meaning to my little existence?
am I a loser because I say the truth?
do people ignore me
because I don’t do the things they do?
I live in a world of blind hatred
but I realize I can be just as ignorant
I judge them and bash them down the same
we are all human just with different perspectives
it makes me sick that I get so worked up
so I ask myself what can I do to feel better?
the answer is simple
never run away from a debate
build your faith
and age well
find the time to feed your mind
and get away from all that pains you
don’t give into depression
raise your hands high and love who you are
accepted or not
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Powerfully penned, Nick. There is a burden to always being truthful, and caring enough to want the world to do better. It’s that we open up our hopeful expectations to possible and sometimes certain disappointment. Hang in there my friend. I felt this write. Appreciate you.
Damian
It’s sometimes easier to just keep your head down, but I also wasn’t raised that way. Got to find inner peace.
Thanks for the read, friend.
Ooof, this is like looking in a mirror. It took me far longer than I like to contemplate to figure out what you’re saying here. 🙌
A bit of a way to remind myself to not overthink and get worked up.
Thanks for the read, friend. Much appreciated.
I like the empathy you mention, the understanding that everyone is entitled to their opinion because experiences are different. We so rarely consider that there is universal truth, and then there are the personal truths as unique as the people who own them.
Truth is truth. But it isn’t always right for individual situations. And people are more than willing to look away from others suffering in order to feed their needs and greeds. Not that it’s right or wrong. Because at the end of the day we’re all trying to protect ourselves. And that’s how I look at different opinions. There is a universal truth and then there’s the convenient truth we tell ourselves.
Thanks for the read
Yeah, convenient truth is called rationalization