Polaris
The Danger of a Single Story
By Navrosedip Kundlas
Volume 3 Issue 3
February 24, 2023
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stories sculpt our very soulsÂ
they fill in all our empty holesÂ
whether it be true or notÂ
that’s another story to be toldÂ
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as soon as we get trapped into the plotÂ
that’s when stories start to moldÂ
fills us up with one perspective Â
failing to address what reality holdsÂ
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sends us to different livesÂ
ones we just can’t graspÂ
cushions us with just one storyÂ
Showing us what they want us to knowÂ
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single stories are just like half-truthsÂ
both are simply incompleteÂ
one perspective can tell a taleÂ
but multiple can show us a whole new worldÂ
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stories sculpt our very soulsÂ
they fill in all our empty holesÂ
whether it be true or notÂ
that’s another story to be toldÂ
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how can we leave this endless cycle?Â
where the half-truths come out to playÂ
stop our children from learning only one sideÂ
to embrace reality with prideÂ
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single stories are just as dangerous as half-truthsÂ
they never tell the entire storyÂ
we need to educate our youthÂ
so that they’ll know everyone has their own moment of gloryÂ