Shout

by Laurie Halse Anderson

and all of the king’s horses and all of the king’s men didn’t give a damn

too many grown-ups tell kids to follow their dreams like that’s going to get them somewhere Auntie Laurie says follow your nightmares instead cuz when you figure out what’s eating you alive you can slay it

the false innocence you render for them by censoring truth protects only you