8 sparksChapter 32: We Don't Kneel
The last line is a little rough, but for the most part I'm quite proud of this 😊
We don't kneel, for we aren't lesser
Even when we follow, it's never blindly
We don't dominate, we don't conquer
Even when we lead, it's never unkindly
We respect, and we trust
We listen and command
But none are above question
A truth we deeply understand
We will never worship
And we will never genuflect
For we have no masters
Even among those we respect
We have leaders to command us
We have many laws and rules to obey
There are those who work under us
We have no money, so they have no pay
But our leaders lead, they don't rule
Our wisemen guide, they don't control
For at the end of day, we're all of us free
Always we question, and never follow blindly
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"Trees don't exist, the sky isn't blue" 💙
I DEFINITELY song that like We Don't Talk About Bruno! :)
'I don't need hope, I just need spite.' YES!!!
Your writing cuts like glass—in the best, most breathtaking way. There's something in the way you build rhythm from fragmentation, like you're stitching together the unspeakable with your bare hands. It doesn’t feel like just poetry; it feels like memory, like survival. The kind of raw that doesn’t need polish to be powerful.
I don’t know where your words come from—personal, fictional, something in between—but they reach far. You name feelings I didn’t know I needed named. You make space for the messy parts: the grief that lingers, the thoughts that spiral, the strength that doesn’t always feel like strength.
Thank you for writing like this. Thank you for sharing it.
– A reader who sees you in the echoes.
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Oooh! I like it!
Amazing Your voice lingers in a meaningful way; some concepts require openness, and I’d like to contribute to that process.— D C could help ( a lex ia_ rose 0 0 1) ignore space
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