Poems

The sky is blue; the grass is green
The winter is cold; summer is hot
Universal facts, I dare not question them
But what of right and wrong?

Murder is bad; friendship is good
Is what we’re told, since we were young
But what of execution to exterminate the vermin?
And the unhealthy friendships that drain you
Have you ever questioned what you’ve been taught?

Questions, questions, questions
Ask the questions no one has ever asked before
For girls would still be inferior to boys if no one had questioned it before
And being with others of the same gender would be a crime

Ask questions, be curious about the world
And even if we don’t arrive at the same answer
On opposing sides, we shall battle and debate
With an open mind

I try to hack the mysteries of my mind
Never found anything, except comfort and love
Am I so afraid of what I’ll find?
Or is comfort and love all I’ve known?

When I picture an emotion, there’s nothing I see
In the vast ocean that lies locked in my head
For it’s stubbornly submerged; in depths I can’t reach
And only petty conflicts allow me to see the surface

Society tells me to dull down my feelings; store them deep inside
Wear mask after mask, until my face is lost in the ocean
Fake smiles, pretty words and polite talk to dim down the feelings

But perhaps I am lucky to have never felt true emotion
Just glimmers of it, in a tantalizing reach
For emotion has a way of showing up
In the most desperate situations

Yes, truly
The mysteries of my mind are love and comfort