Friday, August 30, 2019

Calm. Calm. Belong


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Her beautiful smile shines
From photo after photo
She remembers
That she knew
Always knew
She didn't belong
An expert chameleon shaping herself to fit
Blend
Belong

The internal outsider
Sure that her otherness was sensed
Hiding behind the laughter and smiles
Imposter
Lie
Brittle
Separate 

She looks through those photos 
And knows
Understands 
. . .
She always belonged
Always

Sweet, sweet child
There are no lines
But those we imagine
Those we were given and believed
The lines and divisions 
Are the lie
Never you
Never you

Calm
Calm
Belong


Those barricades can only hold for so long . . .

She began to breathe
To breathe at the thought of such freedom
She stood and whispered to her child.  "Belong"
She held the child and whispered
With calm, calm; "Belong"

R.E.M. "Belong"

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