August 5, 2022

Tough Choices

We either choose to follow mindlessly, listen and believe in every single word we hear or we use our brains for some of our thinking. We shouldn't let ourselves be strung along without putting our own two cent in. Our opinion might not mean much in a

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Tough Choices

by Miss E

To be or not to be

A puppet on a string?

To be or not to be

A free human being?

Shoud I let myself be

Strung along mindlessly,

Or should I fight to keep

My own independency?

Once you show

You're no sheep,

Expect the wolves

On your doorstep.

If you do decide

To blindly follow,

You might as well

Gave up your humanity.

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