I feel like a bad person.
Ya know, the bystander type.
The, "they're just words" type.
The,"you'll only be nagging"type.
What do you do,
When you see an adult
Intelligent, wise beyond their years
Literate, articulate
But four feet tall
Swimming in the 5ft section of the pool?
I mean, they're strong too.
Do you let them swim? Do you risk it? ARE you risking anything? I mean they know what they're doing right ?
Literate, articulate.
They know right? Right ?
And if you've let them swim
With tightened lips
And a forced smile at times
How many times do you let them,
Before you tell them to come back?
Literate, articulate,strong.
Will they even listen ?
Arrogant. Stubborn.
If you don't speak, is it because you don't care?
Afraid. Nagging.
Are you in denial?
Afraid, Nagging.
But that voice in the back of your head, screaming to ****** that person out the pool, is it right ?
Afraid.
Im afraid sometimes. I see the head above the water, but just barely. I see the feet kicking, but just barely. I hear breathing, but just barely.
And I know.
I know why they're tired.
I hear it, I see it, I read it.
And you've been swimming
Forever.
Im afraid,
That if you were to drown
I helped it,
By being the bystander.
And yet
I know better.
Literate, articulate,
Afraid.
How many times
Will I allow you
to swim in the 5ft section of the pool
When I know
You're only 4ft tall.
Oct 26, 2017
Oct 26, 2017 at 11:30 AM UTC
I feel like a bad person.
Ya know, the bystander type.
The, "they're just words" type.
The,"you'll only be nagging"type.
What do you do,
When you see an adult
Intelligent, wise beyond their years
Literate, articulate
But four feet tall
Swimming in the 5ft section of the pool?
I mean, they're strong too.
Do you let them swim? Do you risk it? ARE you risking anything? I mean they know what they're doing right ?
Literate, articulate.
They know right? Right ?
And if you've let them swim
With tightened lips
And a forced smile at times
How many times do you let them,
Before you tell them to come back?
Literate, articulate,strong.
Will they even listen ?
Arrogant. Stubborn.
If you don't speak, is it because you don't care?
Afraid. Nagging.
Are you in denial?
Afraid, Nagging.
But that voice in the back of your head, screaming to ****** that person out the pool, is it right ?
Afraid.
Im afraid sometimes. I see the head above the water, but just barely. I see the feet kicking, but just barely. I hear breathing, but just barely.
And I know.
I know why they're tired.
I hear it, I see it, I read it.
And you've been swimming
Forever.
Im afraid,
That if you were to drown
I helped it,
By being the bystander.
And yet
I know better.
Literate, articulate,
Afraid.
How many times
Will I allow you
to swim in the 5ft section of the pool
When I know
You're only 4ft tall.
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