They Say: A Poem by Isabella Gray
December 13, 2022
They say “you’re fragile”
I say I’m mighty
They say “you’re young”
I say I’m still growing
They tell me I’m tired
I say “I’ll keep going”
They see me cry
They ignore me
They push me down
I get back up
They say “I know best”
I say “you don’t know me”
They try to weigh me down
I’m already soaring
They try to bring the storm
But I let it bounce right off
Because she asked a question
One that made me think
One that made me realize
That this thing
Didn’t matter
Not to me
She leaned down and whispered
Just these few words
Who are “they”?
And that forever changed me
