Society's Restraints

Shackled and held back
by what society thinks is right
a girl is buried deep in her own doubts
in the thoughts that others drilled into her head.

Slowly she is torn apart
by the thoughts and beliefs of others
she allows herself to be brought down
no longer does she stand her own
and slips slowly into darks embrace.

But as she slips a hand shoots out
grabs a hold and pulls her to the light
and she sees the world anew
as the person holding her whispers good things.

She slowly regains her footing
moves to a beat completely new
and now no longer do others push her down
she clings to the words that had been whispered
"Be yourself always
don't allow others to push you down
and ruin your hopes and dreams
you are wonderful and gifted in just your way"

And with those words she holds her head high
finally finding herself
and her place among the world.


I write not just for myself but for other people. My poetry is ment to not only write my feelings in a way to get them out but to write about things in life that are happening now and what people are going through. I mostly use free verse but have no special technique. The things I write just pop into my mind I never plan for them they just happen. Seeing peoples reactions to the peices I write and seeing understanding light in their eyes is what makes me want to continue. I like writing things that people can relate to and hope to continue doing so.




My name is Kaitlin Humphries and I live in Georgia. I have a twin brother and an older brother both of whom I love very much. When I first started writing poetry I was in 3rd grade. I wrote silly little poems one called "Wiggly wigs" being a child I enjoyed things that made no sense. As I grew older I began writing serious poems and had my first one published, "Religion" published in a contest. This specific poem was somthing many people had related to and that one reaction made me write more and more. All the poems I have written have a meaning and a message behind them somthing others could relate to or understand.