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Our Reality is Backwards

A reverse poem.

By Destinie BakerPublished 5 years ago 1 min read

Diversity is what is wrong with society

and,

the rainbow is wrong

Don’t try and convince me that

differences makes someone unique.

Yet truly,

society shapes you.

You must conform,

or be chastised.

And you must maintain normalcy

You are prescribed roles

Society has expectations

because

Gender is

black and white.

determined by

a biological marker

Forget about fitting in.

You are who you were destined to be.

Hope for change in our broken world.

Drained of true colour.

Filled with people maintaining the status quo.

Filled with half smiles.

What has humanity come too?

Our reality is backwards.

*Now read backwards

social commentary

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