Love Poem: What's Fashionable Now
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Written by: Shahana Jackson

What's Fashionable Now

Are we afraid to be lonely?
      That's the simply question 
  Or is everyone just falling into la la land 
   A portal that I have yet to open
      What seems to be fashionable right now
                 Is having someone on your arm
               Like a purse 
            An assessory 
         I guess I'm not in style right about now 
         I'm stuck in yesterday where being alone
            Used to mean you were independent 
            Now it just means your longing 
               and your wanting
           Friends don't even need to diss ya style
           They make you envious without even knowing
           Wearing their pride for their relationships
                Like a wedding ring
             They no longer have any time for you
                   Little single old you
                Steady tryna set me up cause apparently 
                    The way I am is just so out of season it's ridiculous 
                         I try to suck it all up
                          Be the strong independent me 
                           But this me is starting to suck
                         I've officially turned off the TV
                      I'm sick of this new trend
                    Cause it's left me out
                     Longing to be in    
                      Is it really a sin to want to fit in?
                        Sometimes I wonder if this new Fashion 
                       Is going to make me desperate 
                          I feel like i'm losing myself again