There is something to be said about an unknown poet-
a poet who goes without recognition
who needs no reassurance
no compliments
One who writes to get thoughts out in the open
instead of likes on a page
because lord knows
all teenagers have the knowledge
scratch that
think they have the knowledge to sit
and whip out the most depressing
cynical
critical
let us not forget pitiful
poem
about how hard their life is
---
well guess what
I'm here to write about issues
like what's wrong with education
and trying not to go through the acts of reiteration
Making it known to the world how incredibly  ****** society is
so please excuse me when I think that writing about how hard your life is
with a roof over your head
A meal on a plate
a life where your home holds no hate
is fake
please tell me about how you can't catch a break
about how life is so very unfair
who the hell cares
because that girl you sit next to in home room
goes home to no room
leaves school to nothing
Please don't say you're hurting
when you have friends to comfort you
because that boy sitting alone at lunch
will never have a clue
what it feels like to be listened to
because no one can hear him
over the judgements on his clothes
believe me
the hurt of his face shows
So don't sit there and tell me you know what it's like to be alone
when really you know what it's like to be-
dramatic
You know nothing but the
woe is me
It's time you see
It's time to be
real
It's time to write about something real
write about how this world makes you feel