Rose Colored Glasses

by chritty - Aries



In a world 
that forces us to look through rose colored
glasses  I removed them and was shocked at what I saw
I saw quite a sight
an old man with no shoes upon his feet
little children living in poverty and
playing in the glass covered streets
a teenage mother selling her body
to provide a roof over her head
a crack dealer shooting a client 
in his own bed
my rose colored glasses must be defective
cause I can see all the objectives
to the unhappy world
the world the society tries so hard to hide
the slums and the grief stricken mothers
who weep over their honor roll children
buried on fifth street cemetery
dropouts working for minimum wage
just to get buy
I don’t know about you but I would rather close my eyes
and be blind to the most obvious
put on my rose colored glasses
smile and ignore the pain of everyday life

Reason for writing:

    just thinking about all the shitty stuff :(    

Birth sign: Aries
Date created: 2001-04-12 23:07:11
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:44:04
Poem ID: 61919

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