Breaking the shackles
Life from 1 to 99 has plenty to see, An unsettling pressure, struggling to compete. Born with a slightly darker skin tone, Relatives are quick to comment in that zone. The student grapples with grades that matter, To impress the school and society chatter. Selections and future depends on an exceptional score, What happens to those who didn't make it to the fore. Comparisons are many and often one is told, To learn from another, forgetting their own unique mould, We often get tangled in our own stereotypes for sure, Not imagining that the lesser privileged may excel beyond one here. The construction worker will do his might to earn, So that his child can educate and have a career inturn. Many personalities, some loud, aggressive and not always right, Afraid of being judged or mocked, the unspoken do not fight. While some girls push boundaries with studies and work to ace, Others get caught in the primitive mindsets that define their pace....