572. Less

Society sees me as unhuman,

Yet, expects me to act as one,

And treats me as less than human,

While expecting me not to run,…

Away.

The world demands of me, humanity,

And trust without reason or rhyme.

I’m not okay with perjury,

And refuse to spend more time,

In waste.

So, then why should I trust, or pretend to?

Why try to connect anymore?

No matter what trials I’ve passed through,

I’m ne’er seen as anything more,…

Than less.

K.Aldaya, 1/22/22

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571. Pathfinder

I’ve always followed my own path.

Made my own way.

Beyond the borders of society,

I trodded off another way,

For there was no one else who could understand me.

Though maybe, someday, things will change,

For those like me.

There’ll be a clear path through the far hollow,

Because I was steadfast enough,

To keep walking my own way, rather than follow.

K. Aldaya, 1/15/22

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569. Careless

Speaking only hurts,

When words are not heard.

When they fall on deaf ears,

What use is a word?

Speaking only hurts,…

When it’s misunderstood;

With words twisted by flight,…

Speaking,…tell me why I should?

For most see with their sight,

And move along with the air,

Without a care,…..

……Without a single care.

K. Aldaya, 12/20/21

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