wanting

wanting to convince

someone

about

being loved

might be a different kind of

pride

a source of suffering

rather than

a healing remedy

bad

being excluded

and condemned

as bad

for believing in the good

is nothing new

perhaps to be received

as a question

if

we truly believe

counterproductive

leaning into peace

in a world

of injustices

can sometimes feel

counterproductive

though

it does not necessarily mean

this is what

it is

representation

representing everything

a person dread

can implicate

never truly being seen

for who we are

not being seen for who we truly are

might not be an explicit murder

though a soft killing

it can be

tenderly

moving towards

eternity

feeling so

tenderly loved

so utmost vulnerable

and frail

all too aware

of all the wrongs

we have done

and yet so full of hope

for what is

to come

locks

a sudden

unexpected opening

of all the locks

letting in

heaps of darkness

carrying

the boat of mercy

facing the dark

might be

what allow us

to shine in mercy

undetectable

a nagging pain

just as undetectable as

omnipresent

running under the skin

resting over the mind

calling for care with a sound

covering everything

though not to be heard

a nagging pain

finally finding

repose

rejuvenating

having a place

where forgiveness is

granted

when asked for

may sound obvious and trite

though

what a rejuvenating relief