Everywhere I look
I see the aggressor
playing the victim
And the ignorant
claiming their innocence
And the responsible
throwing up their hands
And fools finding elaborate ways to pretend they are special
and not just meat
for the alligator jaws.
The coercion
Everywhere I look I see the coercion
And the small-thinking it demands
It is written on our faces.
All of us are both
villain
and hero.
Imagine how this world would be if we all knew that.
Apes together strong. 🤜🤛🦍🦧🐒🐙
I am autonomous being.
I neither lead nor follow.
I contribute and I take.
I walk the line between will and acceptance.
No one above me. No one below.