My Daily Struggle

I don't need accolades or pats on my head
To understand that a good job is what I give
People don't appreciate you until you're dead
Irregardless, I'm marching on full steam ahead

I know my worth while I'm here on this Earth
It's not determined by my length or my girth
Had to be a warrior since day one of my birth
Continuing on despite being constantly hurt

The world is cruel and deception is its tool
My eyes are wide open and I'm nobody's fool
Refuse to remain silent like everything's cool
My daily struggles are disturbing my positive mood

People choose to view kindness as a weakness
Viewing being laid back as a person of meekness
Getting so sick and tired of all of the world's evilness
There are so many days that I wish my life didn't exist

Constantly wondering what the hell is all of this for
Just to see if we can be allowed through heaven's door?
My mind has evolved and I'm not seeing things as before
Holding on to my sanity has become an unwavering chore

The masses of the people only seem to respect money and violence
Go against the grain and they'll do all they can to invoke your silence
They'll ostracize you, terrorize you, or do whatever to disturb your balance
Are we truly free living in a society that doesn't believe in second chances?

They're so quick to want to throw you in jail locked in a cell
Not realizing that you've already been surviving a living hell
They've privatized the prisons so now your life is for sale
It appears to me that modern day slavery is alive and well