Reality

• Ruby Aung, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2018

I dream of climbing up high
But I see people like me falling
And yet, I see powerful people climbing up without trouble

I thought that being smart would make me equal to others
But I’m still insignificant, a person who came from dirt

I thought success was for everyone
I exchanged my youth for money
Because of greed, I became a monster

I want to erase the nightmares that are still haunting me
I was afraid, but I always smile on the outside without trouble
They don't know the real me

Life is full of sorrows, regrets and hunger for power
Being powerless makes it worse
Damn, reality is scary