it is not all lollipops
covered in foil: it is
not flowers that grow
this is not it at all
what we seek: us red
and us black is an
acceptance: a knowing
understanding glance
that our pain is yours
and yours ours. it is
more than going out
it is emptiness filled
with a sigh of relief
we are by your side
it is laughing: accepting
it is asking for help: not
scowling when it all goes
very wrong, and it will all go
wrong. it has to. because if it
did not then we would not grow
and God will make us grow
will force it upon us and so why not
stop running, stop chasing, stop to learn
who we are without judgment of perception
