shame

shame is a small word
for what has occurred
how will they live with themselves
i am not sure if they will remain alive within
i was born to progressive parents,
yet i constantly felt like i was a misfit
not because i wasnt raised well,
but because i was!
sad that kind peace loving people
are forced to feel like they belong elsewhere
if this is our home-
at least physically,
where else can i go?
yet each day , each month, each year
it always felt like the place wasnt right.
 i was a'misfit'
and why..
because i was always asked to respect myself
i was taught to stand up for what is not right
i was told to speak nothing but the truth
i was told i am special and deserved to be loved
shame shame shame
that good upbringing should make a person feel like a misfit
 in a screwed up society
often i blamed my parents for being too good
it didnt occur to me to question the people around
shame
that our society cannot offer a woman  assurance
that she is fine the way she is
shame
 that she has to battle it out every single day