Welcome to society
As I turned at the age of thirteen,
I woke up and I saw a poster
And in that poster with bold capitalized letters it said:
“Welcome To Society!”
And underneath those three promising words that changed my life, it says: “We accept you as you are.”
It looked promising.
After all, for a freak like me
I thought I didn’t belong anywhere
But that poster was so promising
It feels like I’ve seen the Fountain of Youth standing in there still and offered its water tempting me to drink its power
BUT!
Beside the Fountain of Youth was a scroll,
“Guidelines” it had said.
And in these guidelines, here was what it was written:
Eat as much as you want but don’t eat too much or you’ll get fat,
Love yourself but not too much or we’ll tear you down
You’re beautiful just the way you are but fix your nose and you’ll be fine
It doesn’t matter how much is your size til we weigh you in our scales
Skin colors are fine unless your white
Wear as much as makeup you want but don’t put too much lipstick or you’ll be flirty
Wear clothes that are comfortable but don’t show too much skin
Equality is okay as long as men dominate the kingdom
You can fall in love with everybody as long as it’s us who choose
Listen to any music you want as long as we like it
Have freedom of speech but your opinion should be shaped in ours—
And I stopped reading.
This Fountain of Youth is a hoax, a mirage, a lie
And if you drink this, it burns your throat so much
You want to spit it out but you cannot because you’re now part
Of the society and you have to follow the guidelines that caged your freedom
It feels like you’re drowning but there is no water that surrounds you,
Only the water of immortalized fountain of youth fills in your lungs
And you have to open your mouth to breathe. Breathe.
If you don’t drink the Fountain of Youth, they’ll cast you away
With no family to turn to
Where is my freedom?
Where do I belong?
Where is my freedom?
Where do I belong?
I opened my eyes. It was just a nightmare. I heard the doorbell ring from my mother’s porch. I rushed outside and opened the door. And I saw
Two robots with their faces painted in smiles with their scripted lines
“Welcome to our lovely neighborhood—the Society. We hope you enjoy your stay.”
And I ran.
I ran.
I looked for an exit.
But there was no way out.
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