Must I explain myself to youBecause you keep judging me by appearanceGuessing at why I am the way I amWithout once asking how it feelsTo be meEven if you know meYou don’tBecause I can surprise myselfWith my reactionsDepending on the dayAnd the moodAnd the provocationOr the kindnessKindness can make me cryBecause it’s so beautifulOften unexpectedAndContinueContinue reading “Must I?”
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Respect should be automatic
Photo by Dio Hasbi Saniskoro on Pexels.com We need to move to a place where we automatically offer respect, understanding, tolerance, and kindness, until someone else convinces us we’re wasting a lot of good energy on them. Then we don’t change, we simply move on. It is not a big ask in this world toContinueContinue reading “Respect should be automatic”
Duck and Run
If you’re unhappy, don’t hesitate, run! Do you care for me?I mean meNot some figment of your mindA construction of your needMeAs I amA human personWith the right to be as humanAs everyone elseWith foiblesUnwise wordingAnd differing beliefsAm I okay as I amOr only when I’m agreeing?Am I nice if I say yesBut deeply suspectContinueContinue reading “Duck and Run”
The Eyes of the Judges
Photo by Sora Shimazaki on Pexels.com Ten times ten And ten times one thousand Everyone watching everything – everywhere Nothing and no one escapes those looks Seeing – knowing – judging Glowing with their superiority Their eternal rightness of being While the watched struggle and strive Just to stay sane and alive With no timeContinueContinue reading “The Eyes of the Judges”
Deb Hawken - Amorah 