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Not Averse
She points to the sky.
From above you’ll see the truth.
That we’ve always been satellites
Going around, and around,
Passing by our narrative.
Isn’t this war ?
She points to the sky.
See from up there,
The fight’s already started.
Look from above,
We’re on the losing side.
Isn’t this mass extermination ?
She points to the sky.
Take some distance.
We live in morbidity,
Submissive or dead,
Are you too far to see ?
But shouldn’t we strive for equality instead ?
She points to the sky,
And I, with my prying eye,
Far and away,
I get a point I can’t convey.
What we say is true,
« Quand la sage montre la Lune, l’imbécile regarde son doigt. »
Point A. Point B.
Starting in A going to B.
Words fumble along the way,
From there to here,
Ringing in my ear.
This is my home.
This is where I am.
.F .M, the one I sometimes contemplate
This is where I started, Dipping my toe
This is where s/he wants me to stay. Wishing for a chest.
I am here.
This is me. Period.