CRITICA

Positioning as gatekeeper
what is and is not proper.
who should be in or to be out
The dismissed is labeled
‘uninformed’!
so, it won’t turn into
a distraction for the rest.

the perspective stands out,
being legitimate and informed
and the assumption that the othered
is not learned enough,
must need a reminder
for not being aligned.

the belief comes
from a guiding expert,
an enlighten savior.
with a normative looking standard
that measures who should stay
and who should leave.

and the dismissal prevails.

The one who should leave.
must be deviant.
should be silent
for the greater good
a voice, the one in one’s mind
asks a question
wants you to listen

is there a time and place
that tells everything is
going to be alright.
Because it’s not.

and there comes another voice.
Why bother? Why care?
You don’t want to listen to
You are trapped.
you sit there and cry.
and no one knows.