everyone has theirs
to sooth their pain]maybe it started as a game
took them for fun
took them to sleep
took them to cope
Now you're in to deep
you think you need them
you really dont
you took them firsts
they took your hope

i see you
do you see me
i hear you
are you listening
i need you
you dont need me
I know that
you'll leave me
i ask you
do you love me

a lie is almost always
rooted in fear
and leaves us with issues
in all we hold dear
relationships,friendships
it affects everyone were near
and always a lie leaves us with issues we are
expected to fix ourselves

You see my brown skin
And assume I'm a ****.

You see my hijab
And assume I'm a terrorist.

You see the smile on my face
And assume I'm happy.

You hear my words
And assume I'm okay.

But I am not.

Instead I am broken.
Yet I am also strong.

I am dark and rule-following.
I am peaceful and Muslim.

You assume based on
Society's POV.

If you smile
You must be happy.

Fox, CNN, any media
Tells you I am a terrorist.
So the names I get called
And the extra security checks
Are extremely upsetting.

The murders of black folk
Is either considered appropriate
Or it's "black on black crime"
So it's not taken seriously.

Who are you gonna believe
Me or those who don't know me?

I flicker and struggle to stay on
for I know what happens on this lonely corner
when I'm gone
if I leave them in the dark, nothing good
in my neighborhood, where sirens ring
and sneakers hang
then I go dark - at least I went out with a
BANG!

we all laugh
as the earth is dying
the rich smile
while the poor are crying
the world still turn
and fire still burn
and eat away entire forests
the hate and utter disregard for life
have filled out planet to the seams
its about to burst and so it seems
there will be nothing left for those to come
all because humans are so dumb

when I was down
you built me up
when I was broken
you fixed me
when I needed you
you where there
when I woke up
you where gone