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you don't have
insecurities
you have
fears
these droplets are not mine
i stared at the storm
through this window
for so long
that i truly believed
glass was wet
perfect
isn't
present
karesansui
i built an elaborate sand castle
with rooms to spare
a moat to protect it
each towering spire
a testament to perfection
and yet, no one lived there
and yet, the rain
appreciation
is not
satisfaction
rations
starving, i was given
the most perfect strawberry
ripe, and generous with juice
whose flavour made me cry
just to taste
and yet
i was still hungry
depression
is the opposite of
expression
all of the lights
i was never meant
to be a mirror
anyway
i was broken
so i could be
reborn
a disco ball
arrogance
is thinking you
can’t lose
confidence
is knowing you
can win
self-esteem
is knowing your value even if you
don’t play
temet nosce
well of course
i'm full of myself
who else,
exactly,
am i supposed
to be full of?
repression
is the other half of
oppression
repression vs oppression
not one of us is free until all of us are free
you cannot oppress women without repressed men. you cannot oppress queer people without repressed straight people. you cannot oppress black people without the repression inherent in white supremacy.
those in power are often insecure about it, afraid that if they lose power they will be nothing if only they let themselves learn from the people whose power they so cravenly disregard.
permission
is not
freedom
permission v freedom
what are you still asking for?
whose approval are you still seeking?
consequences
are not
persecution
with respect to newton
you can't leap
from the top of a house
and vex with the
ground
for slapping you
discomfort
is not
suffering
the princess and the pea
this country has convinced you
that discomfort is the same as suffering
some march to end brutality while
some march to cling to comfort
and you see no earthly difference
when some of us would die
so our children could be merely
uncomfortable