Blue is for boys, Pink is for girls {poetry}

Blue is for boys, Pink is for girls

How messed up is it, that we live in a world

Where blue is for boys, and pink is for girls.

Where it's better for men to have a gun than a doll

Where it's better for someone to hurt themselves, than be any different at all

Children are supposed to be scared of the clowns they think are lurking in the streets,

And of the neighbour's angry dog they think will bite them for a treat.

Of the the shadows in the night, the spooky stories told in the shade,

Not how angry you'll be when they bring home a bad grade.

You used to protect them from the monster under the bed

You'd whisper "I love you, goodnight," and kiss their head.

But now that monster is protecting them from you

And don't you dare tell me that that isn't the truth.

Don't you dare call these lies, don't you DARE say I'm fine

Because in this messed up society, you think it's better for him to die

Than to be happy with his lover, because that lover

Is also

A guy

You tell her she can't be depressed, because she's too young.

You laugh and say she's making it all up for fun

But being 12 years old isn't stopping her from holding that knife to her throat

It's not stopping her from thinking that there's only one antidote

So instead of spending your time trying,

To prove they're all lying,

Can you please just take one second to make sure they're not dying?

Do you want to know why suddenly your daughter stops saying "I'm your son"?

Why at 16 he quits saying he'll never romantically love anyone?

Because you can only try to get someone to listen so many times.

So instead he'll turn to crying, to drugs, to crimes.

He won't come to you for help,

Because you always ignored his signs

He'll just desperately wait

For the day you can no longer keep him confined.

If you're one of them reading this, I want you to know; It's okay to not be okay.

We just gotta keep going, living day by day.

We can't give up - our lives are priceless!

We're all in this together... We can still fight this.

Because even we're hurting,

And our souls are all cracked,

We should never be ashamed of who we are.

And that is the only fact.