Real World Problems
By Emi C. September 20, 2025. (Slam Poetry)
Real World Problems
By Emi C. September 20, 2025. (Slam Poetry)
The inequity of this world is unbelievable
The standards are almost unachievable
And yet help is unreceivable
We don’t hold people up to the standards they should be.
We can’t walk away from it
Yet we always find a reason to find a misfit
f this shit.
the tv is playing
is this normal?
to have these thoughts?
not cohesive
not coherent
i feel like my brain is bent
and broken
i need the golden token of life
why is it so different than others?
the tv is fading
is it not?
my mind plays tricks on me
i dont know whether to trust it or not
is it me?
the tv is gone
blurry
crying
dying
am i?
feels like it.
am i worth this?
look at your reflection
dont do a thorough inspection
Nevertheless, you do.
i can tell how you feel
my ego is as slimy as an eel
reel in your thoughts.
they say you’re supporting to be in the happiest years of your life
it’ll take more than a knife to discourage me.
this is more than just highschool pe
american history..
when will there be a change?
am i that deranged?
when i look in the mirror theres a blurred image.
a void of sadness
an inconvenience in peoples lives
an inconsistency
the people i love tell me i’m not
but over thinking is like a constant clot
a murky thought
be yourself, they say
but what if that’s not the right way
what if today’s not my day?
it’s never my time
i want some lemon-lime sprite
i’ll do it just to spite
i’ll walk into the light
hopefully
im not just a void of sadness
im also a void of everything
cha-ching $$$ (says my therapist)