Hero

Boldness arises

Strength to speak truth

Words somehow choked

Left broken and confused

 

Blamed when standing up against

This chief of control

Explaining creates havoc

Shut up and let it go

 

Repressing our desires

Invalidating our need

Gasping for a breath

That’s far out of reach

 

Martyr emerges

“Takes one for the team”

Grants air he sees unnecessary

Enough to let us breathe

 

Self proclaimed hero

Master puppeteer

What is considered normal to most

Does not reside here

 

Forced into a reality

Devised for a dwelling of one

Irrational expectations

Simple things made cumbersome

 

Fear based way of living

Will I do it right?

Basic things that people do

Should I ask for it and chance a fight?

 

Silent rejection

Ambience turns dense

Did I walk too hard?  Laugh too loud?

Find joy in what to him makes no sense?

 

Little room for freedom

Occasional sips from his hand

Just enough to make one think

He’s starting to understand

 

Show excessive thanks when permitted

What he considers a futile wish

Shower this hero with accolades

As he allows some humanness

 

Lives sacrificed on an altar

In his inverted world

Basic normalcy given up

An act of respect with no reward

 

Surprise curve balls of liberty

Occasionally enter this field

Confusion and guilt muddle the mind

What is it I really feel?

 

Have the internal complaints on our part

Been rebellious and self-seeking?

Or has too much power been given

To one who does not care about our well being?

-ets