Like a trust fall,
she waits for someone to catch her
an opinion to represent her,
a viewpoint to match her.
She agrees with what they say.
So they call her young and impressionable,
for she finds their viewpoints correct
and logic unquestionable.
She is only a child
but they tell her to sit down
they tell her to be quiet,
they tell her not to frown.
Is she part of a team?
A team that speaks for her?
But it's a team that is loud,
a team that ignores her.
Our young and our youth
need more of a voice.
It will soon be their world,
what they do is their choice.
Speak up
This is a nice poem with an amazing message. I like the rhymes and the flow of the piece. I love the whole poem. I have just a one suggestion:
3rd stanza: "but they tell her to sit down," maybe the "but" should be changed to "and"? Because I would think that her being a child, people would think she needs to sit down. The "but" makes it seem like telling her to sit down is unusual of her being a child.
Love the rest of it!
Hey Dachsie!
I love the idea of your poem! I think it's an important topic, and with a bit of polish it can be really great. All my suggestions are just that- suggestions. Feel free to ignore them! Half of it might just be some random thoughts I have.
So, in the first stanza, she's looking for someone to agree with her or support her, while in the second, she agrees with everyone else. Those two seem rather different to me- not quite contradictory, but I think there's a bit of a disconnect. Maybe you could say that no one backed her up, so she just fell to popular opinion- that could like the two, but I don't know if that's the way you want them to be connected or not.
I really like your third stanza! Nice.
Is she part of a team?
A team that speaks for her?
But it's a team that is loud,
a team that ignores her.
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