Mirror from Shadow by Zoe Boekbinder

you are good at telling me
how you think i ought to be
and i'm always telling you
what you ought to do
oh we've really thought it through

there are rules about the words we say
about who can take up how much space
and shame on you if you mess up
no apology will ever be enough
no second chance, the doors are shut
maybe we could never measure up

though these rules have a reason
we are all flawed humans
though its often hard to tell
we're all tryin hard as hell
and we've learned from the times we fell

what are we fighting for
and who's the enemy in this war
we've got our weapons facing in
isn't that how hate always wins
we're forgetting where we've been

there's so much i still have to learn
many bridges i won't mean to burn
and people that i may demonize
mistakes that i will criticize
i hope one day i will be wise

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