Tell Them What You Think

 

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a poem by Joshua Brown

Tell them what you think.

Not for vain reprisals

But for pure connection

In their darkness, lighten

Not with flattery confuse

But with honest import

Tell them what you think.

Not the power hungry 

But the meek and kind

In their own abundance

Give to them tenfold

Not of lies but maps

Tell them what you think.

Not the tribe alone

But the childhood Sea

Where monsters dwell

And fear not rejection

For the Child will hear

Tell them what you think.

In the morn sunrise

When the tempter lurks

"Too tired and grumpy"

To be true to yourself

Censor thus your needs

Tell them what you think.

When the shadows stark

And the sweat beads fast

And you'd rather win first

But truth calls you to sever

From the fool and imp'.

Tell them what you think.

When the candles burn

And your tired eyes droop

And your broken heart sighs

"I'll tell them thus tomor'

For today is just sinful"

Tell them what you think.

For truth is not virtue

But honor them beyond

Their demonic habits 

And give the gift simple

Of opportune' to repent

Tell them what you think.

And pretend not wisdom

That you posses not 

For mismapping children

Is no sin but evil confusion

Upon the simple minded

Tell them what you think.

And rejoice with purity

At the demons cast out

From your own family

Not of Blood but baptism

Into honorable honesty

#poem #poetry #selfknowledge #virtue #aristotle #nomoreavoidance

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Thanks for reading my poem, I wrote it while waiting at the Peoria Station for the RTD A-line headed to Union Station on December 11, 2022 early morning on a Sunday. Check out my last poem: "Epigenetic Caging" which is a meditation on child abuse internal enablement. There is no "cycle" because brave people CHOOSE not to take up the unholy mantle of child abuse.

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