These are not mantras for the fainthearted. They take into account that sometimes life is a bed of nails blanketed over by chocolate-covered rose petals.
Never again will we entertain this tyranny
that wears a thousand divisive masks
but is always a scared and greed-scarred child-man
hiding behind a curtain.
You may have learned to hide your scars, but we witness your physical, your emotional, your psychic struggle, and invite you to share your journey with us.
Altogether, it’s a power dynamic that reiterates that the powerful people are the ones with their wallets stuffed regardless of what they care to offer.