CJP-Society

Mar 19

happydancer

Cardboard Box

Society is like a cardboard box. And this cardboard box has rules. You must stay inside the box. If you leave the box, the box will follow you and pull you back. If you have anything to share, make sure that it has been approved by the cardboard box. Life inside the box seems, well...awful. So then why do so many of us feel compelled to live inside this dank, suffocating, terribly small box? I mean, outside of the box, you can see clearly and each person looks remarkably unique. There is room to stretch out, maybe explore a little? It seems great, but when you leave the box, you can't really enjoy it as much as possible, because the box chases you, and tugs on your arm, pulling you back in. Inside the cardboard box, it’s quite dark. You can’t really see people very clearly, so everyone looks the same. And because it’s quite cramped in there, there’s not much space to create your own ideas because the ideas of others just seep into you. There’s not much room to breathe either.

Posted: 03.19.20

Mar 04

poetry challenge: CJP-Society

EverlastingWaves

Strong, Stronger

wring out the tears
and let them fall
rise
to the top
we are women
we are strong
stronger
than ever
we face sexisem
with fury and pride
stronger than anyone else
ever will be able to
we do not stand aside
and let boys and men
take our place
we are strong
stronger
than anyone can ever be
and we will not
let our places be take
we will stand out ground
and be strong
stronger
than ever.

Posted: 03.04.20

Feb 10

CJP challenge: CJP-Society

Colby.Miller

Yours

It's yours.

We live in a world where expectations are high,
Forgetting how unique we are as individuals.

We live in a world of constant judgement,
Reminding us of our own insecurities.

We live in a world of bias narratives,
That craft the lives we live today.

We live as one,
walking our own paths.

We live as people,
guided by our own biases .

We need to be reminded that it's no one elses life.

It's yours.

Posted: 02.10.20

Jan 02

poetry challenge: CJP-Society

Rocky_O

A broken system

The clock, the enemy of the mind,
Time stretches into long ribbons,
Each responsible for the waiting game.

Eyes glaze over, fragile ice on a sleeping pond,
Foot shakes from restlessness,
Fighting back the instinct to be a child.

Compressed and conformed,
The final product of a misled system,
Learning only what is of importance now.

Tell me, why is learning about relationships between animals
Valued over learning how to do our taxes?
Why aren't we taught what needs to be known to survive
In the world outside of the four walls,
Where money is what matters,
Where there are those situations you role-played in school,
Where no meant no,
And please was manners, not a beg for mercy.

The system we live in is
Broken, tailored to privilege,
Where you need a college to have a fighting chance at success,

Posted: 01.02.20

Dec 17

poetry challenge: CJP-Society

eviq

Society's whiplash

If only I could reach a little farther the stars would be in my grasp

If only I could reach a little farther my dreams would come true

If only I could reach a little farther my soul would rest

If only I could reach that invisible rope that would carry me to the heavens

Away from society

Pushing and pulling with their opinions and thoughts

Where , if you don’t agree with everyone else, you are worthless

And even if you do agree, your words are shut out by others

Others who raise themselves high on the waves of self belief

I am sick of it

Of being shut down

Being shut out

Being pushed away

Why can’t I just reach a little bit farther and be carried away into the clouds

If only I reached a little farther.

Posted: 12.17.19

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Cardboard Box

Strong, Stronger

Yours

A broken system

Society's whiplash