LEARNINGS & BELIEFS

By CH

 When did I first erroneously learn

That longing is how love has to be?

Hiding and seeking

Suggestions and seduction

Melding to a mold

Of which I only guess the shape of

Is that what love has come to be?

When did we then learn

That being ourself means

Banding with others

So we can shout the loudest

Create the largest monsters

So everyone else can only live

in the shadow of our oppression.

Do I continue to believe that

My desires and stamps of achievement

Are more proof of me

More true than I

Standing here?

What have you learned

And continue to believe?