don't write that

there's always a censor.
a mother or father
banging at the door,
asking
what are you doing what are
you reading
what are you writing
where are you going
and with who.
it starts young and never
truly ends.
the censorship stays with
you
until the day you die.
the world.
schools, the government.
society. the pope.
how could you possibly
say that and make others
angry.
quit telling the truth
and be like us. lie.
don't
think that, or imagine
such things.
get yourself in order.
young man, get in line.
walk the line, keep on
the straight and narrow
path. we don't need
any misfits around here.
conform, boy, or else.
hold your tongue.
don't think, don't paint,
don't write,
don't create.
don't you dare think
outside the box. stay in
it. think small, be who
we want you to be,
not who you are. keep those
ideas to yourself,
stifle your imagination,
like we do.
represses or pay the fine.