“Stereotype”

Goth, emo, jock, nerd
If I am part
of one am I not following a herd?
If I break away, everyone will
look
But what if I stay; I’m caught on a hook.
Cliques all
around me, do I take part?
Or be true to myself like a beautiful
piece of art.
Popular, wannabe, loser, freak
Why can’t I find
the words to speak?
It seems as if we build up glass walls
To
us they are stone, but can the world make them fall?
I wish we
could realize we all could be friends
But with all these
stereotypes the world will never make amends.  

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