Woke

by Yakari Gabriel   Jul 23, 2016


You were a first world passport
I was a third world country
I wanted to be like you
glow like you
be free like you
I envied the way you had access to things
I did not. I wanted my legs to move as quickly as yours.
my eyes to see the world, as vast and limitless as yours did
until I realized that the only reason,
you lived with no limits,
was by keeping everyone
who did not look like you limited
and that included me too

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  • 8 years ago

    by Abed

    This should be our 3rd world's anthem.
    Gosh. When will I get the nominator status?! :'(

  • 8 years ago

    by Em

    Yakari, this is another enthralling and powerful write by you and I will have to say personal, again but who knows.

    We can all easily relate to this, the envy of wanting what somebody else has and though we shouldn't, we do. I love the hard-hitting ending though it's somewhat sad that you feel 'limited' especially in this day and age but these kinds of things are still happening all too often.
    I love how you write your thoughts down, so raw and without holding back. It's what makes you a great poet.

    All the best, Em

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