About striving for peace
I tell myself
I’m being strong
It’s not really strength
I don’t think
It’s more regulation
than anything
I need to witness
truly feel
what’s happening
for me
Just let it happen
be kind to it
don’t put words to it
act gently
This is
what I need
No connecting
with passed emotions
caused by ancient prejudices
ill-informed comments
on how it is
for someone else
They’re just words
with no life
lost to memory
and the culprit
Let it go, my friend
please let it be
The other side
is surely amazing
it always is
I know this
This exhaustion
and trepidation
is breeding
new connection
Serotonin is growing
with momentum
across this divide
screaming “thanks for believing”
you will be you again
and you’ll love it
© 2020, JJ Aitken
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