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Poetry: When you look at me

When you look at me
what do you see?
Do you see beyond te surface
to the inner side of me?
or just the:
Stereo typed.
Media hyped.
Ignorance based.
Untrue state.
That means you don't have to
try and engage with me.
Letting tabloid propaganda
feed your worse fears.
Giving you permission,
to label all like me.
Typecast.
Branded.
Written off.
Unjustly tried.
This attitude has been seen before,
so when will we learn.
When you look at me
what do you see?
Because my crime it seems
is simply being young.

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