What happened to all the beautiful girls?
Ones with fire in their eyes and gold in their chest
What happened to the precious pearls?
Who flowed like the wind and shone like the stars.
Did the ocean take away their sweet treasures?
And leave behind these empty shells
Whose shallow exterior can never measure
To the gem that lay within.
Did they ascend from the Earth?
And leave behind their shed skin
Whose plasticity cannot worth
The firmness that they held within.
Did the fire burn out their light?
And in their place plant seeds dud
Whose bitter fruits cannot incite
The fiery passion they fuelled.
Did the Earth swallow them whole?
And replace them with thorns
Which cannot fill the empty holes
That they left behind.
Or maybe it was the work of man
Who took those girls for granted
Moulded them to suit their wants
And bred them to the expectations they implanted.
May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020 at 6:27 PM UTC
What happened to all the beautiful girls?
Ones with fire in their eyes and gold in their chest
What happened to the precious pearls?
Who flowed like the wind and shone like the stars.
Did the ocean take away their sweet treasures?
And leave behind these empty shells
Whose shallow exterior can never measure
To the gem that lay within.
Did they ascend from the Earth?
And leave behind their shed skin
Whose plasticity cannot worth
The firmness that they held within.
Did the fire burn out their light?
And in their place plant seeds dud
Whose bitter fruits cannot incite
The fiery passion they fuelled.
Did the Earth swallow them whole?
And replace them with thorns
Which cannot fill the empty holes
That they left behind.
Or maybe it was the work of man
Who took those girls for granted
Moulded them to suit their wants
And bred them to the expectations they implanted.
When we we younger, we had no prejudice or judgement against one another but as we grew older, we began to separate and segregate and build a heirarchy based on stereotypes and social expectations, where once best friends were embarrassed to be seen talking to each other. What happened during those years of growth for us to turn out this way?