Can't show who I am,
Judging eyes everywhere.
Too short, too tight
They seem to yell
"Tug your cleavage out of sight."
"Don't hang out with the boys,
They'll fill your head with lies."
Men can stay out late
"No young lady, you ain't allowed to date. "
You must know how to cook, clean and care.
"Stepping out of line? Don't you dare!"
Allowed to see
But not express;
Allowed to eat
But not taste;
What is life, if you are to exist,
But not be alive?
So what if I have unattainable dreams?
So what if I don't have the face of an angel?
How do you give it your best,
When the heart is miles away
In an open book
Or a scribbling pen?
My wishes, Not mine;
My dreams, Not mine.
What is mine is this empty prison
Forever to hold
And forever to keep.
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Rosé Cacti
Poetry"See the war inside of her Of the heart and the soul Deadlier than that of the heart and mind. She laughs, She conceals; She cries, She writes; All that the heart wants, she gives And the soul is fed with fake promises. She flourished her wilting ro...
