You Don’t Listen 

There is more than one frequency
that I pick up on
Not just what the world demands
and my sick body requires
but what my Spirit sings to me
Words most of us don’t want to hear

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I am very aware of what I need
I have walked on this earth
I am well read
You did not show up for me
when I needed you
God has always taught me well
He wants me to forgive you

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My capacity to love is vast
My ability to forgive is impressive
The art of teaching you is another story
Because you know what you know
You don’t want to know more
You think you know everything
so you don’t listen

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To be so sure of everything is decadent
I don’t know anyone that rich
Even my own body betrays me
I should be so much more without
If I accepted the lies it tells me
But instead I embrace all the joy I can find
I will get to the todo list in time

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I am the Beloved
but I am only that to Him
In this world
I am many other things
They are heavy and hard to carry
I can’t accept more burdens from you
I wont carry what you have for me

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My pack is full
of things you are afraid to talk about
Racism, Queerphobia and Chronic Illness are all part of my life
I can’t afford to hate them
when we share the same mirror
Otherwise what is the point of hope?
What I think is important too

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If I choose to forgive you
even if you don’t apologize
how many rooms will I have shut off from you
inside myself
because you refuse to see me?
I know you have your own burdens
you have told me about them all my life
I don’t need you to tell me how to carry mine

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Image Credit: Art from Kosmos Journal for Transformation

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