You have been going
this road and have gone
through so much
—have you learned?
You have been holding on
for too long until you are
forced to let it go
painfully
regretfully
—have you learned?
You have been swallowing
your emotions and digesting
too many negative thoughts
that it stirs up cyclones
when you vomit them out
—have you learned?
You have been gritting
your teeth against
the unfairness of the world
and against the oppression
dealt upon you until
you rot from where you are
because the world will not
give you what you wanted
out of this road
—have you learned?
From the pieces of you
that nobody bothered
picking up
From the selfless acts
you did but did not
get repaid
From all the people you
have emptied yourself for
and still forgot you
—have you learned?