Will You
And so today I am here.
I do not lift an axe
or pull back a hammer
I do not clench a fist
or spit acidic words
No.
Today I am here.
In my moment
I put down my punishment
and reveal,
underneath the weight,
my bright and shining child
of the world.
Will you make your eyes big
as if you are seeing everything
for the first time
as if a child
again.
Will you lift yourself from the normalcy
of murder and corruption.
Will you be young again
and greedy for what is yours.
Do you know what is yours.
Do you know what is yours.
Will you remember
why it is you defend
and what is being defended
in your wars.
When you rage
what is it
that you are protecting.
And when you sit quietly
-perhaps, even now, reading this –
This moment
Now
What is in danger
Will you open your eyes
like a child
wide
and look on the world
again
for the first time
Will you know
truly
what is yours
and
will you see the distraction
of protection
Will you.