PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

In times of distress we're taught to surpress

to engorge in the feast of our emotions

to the brink of a purge, and then turn-

turn the frown upside down,

turn and turn until we're spinning so fast we crash and burn.

We're taught to hold ourselves back, stay on track

to give and never expect to take all the love we could hold in our hands.

We're told to surpress

indulge and digest

be our best- when put to the test

never assume nor anticipate

what comes next

we become less

and second guess

as we confess our sins

we give in and begin to digress

dressed our best

for a society that takes one glance

then swipes left.