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The Conformity of I (2017)

Opeyemi Ojo (OPME)
1 min readSep 7, 2020

I’m trying to place her in a box

Contort her into the norm

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She won’t fit

I’m being engulfed in such a rage

That tears are

Descending on my face

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I’m screaming, smiling

It dawned on me

She’s disliked

Seen as the weird one

She’ll never be given a chance

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Her nature slightly superior

We hate her

So I’ll do this unasked favor

The tears will fall

As I change her

Her vocal cords damaged

As I phase her

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A smile will touch her lips

In the end

She’ll be one of us

I face the looking glass

What have I done?

I did this to myself.

I changed.

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Opeyemi Ojo (OPME)
Opeyemi Ojo (OPME)

Written by Opeyemi Ojo (OPME)

Opeyemi Ojo took a hiatus from poetry to focus on a newfound love for short stories. She soon returned to poetry, proving that you never forget your first.

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