I’m stuck with just one question
I see no answer near
I buck and buck while thinking
I’ll live the rest in fear

I tell you I am someone
I hide my truth inside
how am I to know when one
will just completely die

I know I’m just another
human part of this life
and breathing, living, eating
like you I complete this lie

we fight ’bout hell and heaven
with a million different views
since the days of 9/11
feels like there’s too much in the news

I keep on blocking, blocking
the words in this atmosphere
because while I’m walking talking
they all attack my ear

my color burns your sight
my past aches your soul
you come to me trynna’ fight
your hate I must ignore

I love you for the reasons
you people may call wrong
but through all four of earth’s seasons
I must stay and stand strong

cause I know inside my heart
your conscience wont let you be
nor sleep, nor eat, nor start
living, knowing you’re killing me

This poem was written/submitted by Ahlam.