The labels we give ourselves that are not true,
The ones that are not us through & through,
The lies that we let ourselves hold onto,

The things that're used to connect me & you,
The things without heart that we all do,
The way we hurt others without a clue,

The cauldron of cruelty that many brew,
The duty we don't give that is due,
The evil that no one seems to eschew,

The people that act as if life is a zoo,
The old things that are called a breakthrough,
The self-proclaimed facts that you can't construe,

The good friends and people that you bid adieu,
The things of your life that are askew,
The things of your childhood that you outgrew,

The things we should say that are now taboo.

-Anne B. Caitlin