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I’m awake and I can see
What this world will do to me
It’ll tear me down
and change who I am
It’ll take me from myself again
It’ll try to fit me in it’s box
And chain me down with tons of locks
It’ll try to make me like everyone else
Just another identical thing
collecting dust on the shelf.
It’ll try to make me think
in ways that benefit the few
It’ll try to turn my mind into glue
Only sticking thoughts to it and holding them there
Unable to escape from society’s snare.
I’m awake and I can see
What it is I need to be.
A silent observer
A firm oak tree.
Knowing that my roots run deep
So here I’ll hold myself.
And I’ll provide shelter and shade
A slave of society you’ll not be made.
I am awake.
E. Lexi Abbott 