Are you listening? Society is calling. You are supposed to care what you look like in the mirror; what size you wear. Be a man; don’t show any emotion, you will look weak. From birth, girls are expected to like pink. You can’t wear worn out sweatpants to class, you need to have designer clothes instead of hand-me-downs. That Cosmopolitan magazine doesn’t lie, you are fat. Wine is a feminine drink, and if you like it as a male, you might as well be gay. Don’t be a slut, leggings are not pants. Your Twitter feed tells you ‘mom jeans’ are out of style. You will fail at everything you attempt to do, no matter how many Youtube videos you watch trying to learn. Second guess every move you make, because who knows if it will end up on Instagram the next morning. Be afraid of falling short of greatness, it is inevitable. Your opinion doesn’t matter; your thoughts are useless, so don’t bother writing to post on your Tumblr account.

Are you listening? Humanity is calling. Society will try to tell you what to think, feel, do, and desire, but don’t let it push you around. Don’t let a force created to destroy from the inside out kill your will to live. Don’t let a force created to destroy from the inside out kill your will to live. Don’t let it ruin you; don’t let its darkness taint your colorful passion. Be who you want to be, not who society wants to see. We are human; everyone should be treated like it. No one should be judged for who they are, or who they cannot be. Society is calling, but I hope you let it go to voicemail.