Us

She was a student

Nothing more basic

Surely not an A student

But society never said she was a student

I never seen any much difference

Between her and them,

Society pushed her aside,

Like her being a student changed something

He, well was he a student?

No, he was a business man

Society tagged him as a drug dealer

They said he killed people

By the corner, next to the drug store

He used to trade books for money

Society said he was a bad example

A bad example for the society

She never aced her Maths test,

But was better at counting than all of us

She never wore the most expensive

But her fashion taste was incredible

She dreamt of becoming an artist

But society said she couldn't

She couldn't be anything more than a student

He was a claustrophobic one

Scared of those closed areas

Yet society said he loved living

There in the dark

He loved hearing his victim scream

Screaming his name as he takes

Life away from them

She was lonely,

He was special,

She walked and cried in the night,

He had no customers to trade with

She passed by him,

He sees a student,

She was not scared,

He was not sure,

She crossed the street,

He caught her hand,

Hey are you a student?

I would love to exchange some books

I will give you money,

I need to acquire knowledge

To become a business man

She did not say a word

His eyes into her eyes

She felt the passion in his words

Society said he was a drug dealer

She believed he was a businessman

Society said she was not a student

He believed she was a student

The years passed by

They believed in each other

So strong, so hard

That no matter the identities

Society will give them

No matter the labels,

Society would give them

They will remain themselves

They found themselves once

They found each other and

They live to stay true to themselves

After all.