.
So simple.
Why overcomplicate it?
Stumbling around
in the dark,
when we could be searching for
the light switch.
We make strange choices.
Facing ourselves
must be
infinitely more loathsome
than being blind.
So easy.
Why make it hard?
We think we’re used
to fighting off our demons.
Truth is,
we stopped fighting long ago,
because our demons
told us it was useless.
It’s so wrong
to be so unkind
to ourselves,
and to the world.
Impotent and afraid
is no way
to live
a life.
So strange
that we would comply
when ordered
to strip down
and stand against the wall
and wait
for a bullet.
There’s more to us than this.
There’s still a chance we win.
We don’t
have to go out
like a whisper.
So quiet.
So cold.
We are more than we know.
Our enemies
are thieves
stealing our hope.
It’s so simple.
We can just say “No.”
.
.
DJR -2023
