Button pop
Gas bubbled gut
Caused by the anxious feeling
Of leaving your comfort zone
Why can’t I stay where I am
With my box of chocolates
One hair out of place triggers me
Stay in the safety zone don’t try anything else
But the fun on the other side I want that
The happiness I want that
We screen for covid
But not for our overall mental health
Education is power
I mean that’s what they say
But it took me a little while to realize that train of thought is here to stay
Events in our world today, fighting for equality, dealing with police brutality
Being ignorance isn’t bliss
It’s a big miss
No one can take that education from you
What you learned in schools, on the streets, wherever is here to stay
Education is power and we will use it to fight to get our way
The pain in this world
Where in order to co-exist we must sit behind screens to communicate
To express
Love, hate and pain
Where we can no longer reach out for a hug without questioning where the other person been
A world where you must cover up your expressions with a mask
But the joke is on them
I been wearing a mask years before this era
A mask that I wore for so long I forgot who I am as a person
A mask that hides my inner thoughts, my demons
Oh I am so putting on a show with feelings
This society is turning chaotic
Can’t trust anyone who can’t trust themselves
So I guess that means you can’t trust me
But why would I care
I’m still stuck wearing this mask under a mask
Now tell me how does that make you feel
Poetry in Space by Kiki 