──── ୨୧ ────

“Be like water,” they say, “Go with the flow.”

And let myself get boiled by society’s stove?

Dress properly, talk politely, live up to our hopes,

Why are you making life seem like a horror trope?

Be like water, nourish everyone around you,

Take the shape of the container you’re in, follow the rules.

Please everyone, bring a smile onto their face,

And stop myself from taking up space?

Be like water, wash their insults away from the back of your mind,

And yet, I still can’t make them disappear in time.

Feeling like a ghost in my own home,

Oh, please, don’t tell me to fix my tone.

Before you leave, try not to forget,

Water can drown you, and leave your soul in regret.

So, just remember, whether you are water or fire,

With both, the consequences can surely get dire.

──── ୨୧ ────