Safe Spot [Emotional/Mental Abuse themes, Religious themes]

I see you there.
You lurk ever in my periphery.
           Watching…
                ...waiting…
You wait for the moment.
That one moment in which I demonstrate
           Power…
                ...thought…
It scares you.
It has always scared you.
I have always scared you.

You told me, once,
You wanted to be like me.
          Bold…
               ...unafraid….
But you can’t be.
Not because you are not those things.
But because you made me bold and unafraid.

Your cruelty
Knew no boundaries.
          Judgmental…
              ...hateful…
Love-less.
A person who has friends
Must first be friendly.
          Compassion….
             ...empathy…
These I have, but you do not understand.

I didn’t care.
When your words meant to
          cut…
             …hurt…
I forgave you in the moment.

But I did not forget.

I did not then,
Nor now, require your validation
          Of my life…
             ...of my person…
I am that I am.


#IStandwithCaitlyn
#INeedFeminismBecause
          #BlackLivesMatter
             #LoveWins
#IAmAnAlly

You pray for my soul.
A soul already bought and paid for.
          Thanks…
             ...but no thanks….
Spend your energy on someone who needs it.
The boy in the street
Who was turned away by his parents.
          Why?
             ...love…
….of another boy.
The girl in the halfway house
Who was turned away by her parents.
          Why?
             ...fear…
She had been Greg for 13 years.


I see you lurking
In my shadows.
          ...watching…
             …waiting….
All you will find here is love and acceptance.
A safe place.
A safe place
          ...for one…
             …for all…
Forever.