Truth is the new wrong

Photo: Daniil Kuzelev

Teenage life isn't amazing for everyone.

So many side attractions distracting us from the real deal — Life!

Many depressed souls with smiling faces.

Many people wanting to do what others do

Without an idea of what they really are.

So many blown away by the wind of life

And finding themselves in places they don't belong.

Forgetting who they really are

for the sake of belonging with others.

Skyscrapers distorting their height

In admiration of the ground.

A life not meant for everyone

Cruelty and lust the pleasure of lost souls

Crawling back to find their origin

A safe haven no one sees.

Growing kids see the world as it is, afraid of rejection

Eventually, change will die.

The truth is the new wrong

Reality is only but a lie

Hearts that should be on fire cannot stand up to their desires.

Believe in the shades of different you are

The world is slowly changing the taste of society;

The wrong and sad heights of reality everyone sees

but do not feel or understand

The newer dimensions; a doomed certainty

One must know

We must know

A certain life is not meant for everyone

And at a certain point, it all fades away.

About the Author

Lucy Emmanette Alieu is a journalist working for a University radio station in Sierra Leone. She is a graduate of Mass Communication and specialises in public relations. She is passionate about writing and hopes to publish a book someday.