eighteen years of my life gone
and i demand to know the truth.
nowadays hearts are afraid to love,
minds are afraid to think on their own,
people wish to have the lives of others through the screen of an iphone;
tell me, is this our youth?
we determine importance by numbers
shown on a single profile.
they’re told “do it for the ‘gram”
but little do you know
the pain they feel in real life
could never leave on their face,
a smile.

- d.berry