I am a water lily in an environment made for cacti, The atmosphere too hot and arid to really let me thrive, The soil too shallow and lacking in nutrients, It is clear I don’t fit in, But when I look around me to see Who is constructing this ambience in which only the driest, most superficial plants can flourish, I am startled to find myself surrounded By orchids, roses, lilies, and daffodils, Many beautiful and unique specimens of existence that also were not made for this environment Some can make do better than others, With a few watering cans and some irrigation, Some can even get along comfortably, And yet none of them were truly made for this environment, And I wonder why, when we have the power to change the soil, We do not I can only think that those who get along well enough here Look at those of us who are withering and wilting and fading away And see how easily that could be them, So they fear to change anything Le...
You didn’t know how to handle trauma, No shame in that, most people don’t unless they’ve been trained or been through it themselves, But you were too arrogant to admit your ignorance and unwilling to listen or take guidance and direction, Instead of admitting you didn’t know how to help me, You got angry at me for needing help, You tried for a while, then decided that I was the problem, You got angry and screamed and pushed me away, And then, after I overcame the kind of loyalty I’ve always had that causes me to devalue myself in favor of others, When I finally left, You turned around to all who could hear you and said, “See? She left! What was I supposed to do? Couldn’t stop her from leaving. Her traumas were too much for her. She made some crazy choices. Not my fault.” Did you feel better then? Vindicated? Did the part of you that feared to admit ignorance quiet down inside of you so that you could finally sleep at night, Secure in the “fact” that th...
Where the waves grow sweet, Doubt not Reepicheep… But even when the waves are bitter and deep, We must press on toward the Utter East For there is our passion, our reason for being So forward on ships laden with hearty fellows We progress through distractions and waters below Pressing onward and onward, though other men bellow Saying “turn back,” “that’s not true,” “you will be brought low” Great perils await us on this frightful journey, But also great vision and glory and life And our ship will be helmed with assiduous turning As we press on beyond what everyone else calls right The waters are brackish, are dark and disturbing, And every league filled with all things unknown, But what is the purpose of beginning a journey If we’re just going to turn back halfway and go home? Yet there at the end, a light in the tunnel, The waters turn clear and the salt is no more Here I must venture out into my coracle Leaving behind all I love on th...
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