Why ban words?

why ban words

when they speak the truth

i know our world has hardships

that we must overcome

i know some see things

in a different light

but when a child

sees a book

on how a boy

loves another boy

how a girl

loves another girl

how a child

does not feel at home

in the body they are born in

how having darker skin

is not that different after all

your actions of banning books

that explain the hardships

of our world

to little people

they grow up unable to make their own choices

those little minds can't choose

who they want to be

because their worlds are shaped

by your bias against

those who are different than you.