Am I to blame for your shame? <br />Should I hold my tongue because I'm young? <br />Or will you let me say my piece <br />Or give my opinion at least <br />Don't look down at me because of youth <br />You just refuse to believe a new truth <br />But I tell you now, success is born from ideas <br />So how do you expect me to succeed if all you teach is fear? <br />Fear of myself, fear of being strange and new <br />Just tell me how am I meant to be me, if all I am is you? <br />No to this and yes to that, rules that make you just another tool <br />Do I truly look like a gullible fool? <br />This is my time to rise and shine <br />And I shall make this little piece of the world mine!<br /><br />Rebecca Pepper<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-ll-make-this-mine/
