most times I observe,
pretending that I'm better than those
I think to be ignorant
with a smug sort of look twisted across
my face
(but I'm not better, I'm just exhausted)
first impressions are always drags,
like I'm some puzzle
(undesirable to begin with)
a thousand whole pieces to figure out
and when they're all together
it's nothing but one color
my color
and then of couse there's
my language(s)
eloquence matters not
and neither does
flexibility
perspective
or fluency
because it's your opinion
and because I'm just some teenager
(and other lame excuses)
who doesn't fit your standards
I'm the playlist on your ipod
whose reasons for creating you don't quite recall
so you skip past each song in an annoyed manner
leaving only half of half a second for each artist
to spit out a syllable
before realizing you have all the music you want
on your computer
(I can write metaphors, too)
that's only the beginning, though
(and yes, I'm serious)
I'm starting to think stereotyping
less as an unfortunate thing I
too often encounter
and more as an epidemic
because when
my face
my skin
my language(s)
are used as free passes
to crack a shitty joke
(no one laughed)
or gossip in a tongue
you think I can't understand
(you're only 3 feet away, I can still hear you)
something's crooked