In all the paths I have trod
In all of my studies of God
What remains today
Is greater than what fell away
What fell away anyway?
Strength didn’t
Courage didn’t
Wisdom didn’t
Safe, Seen, and Loved I am
I began in “blacker the berryism”
It fell away
I looked at cult membership
It fell away
I looked into la familia and comrades too
Losers, freaks, imbeciles? True
They fell away
They fell away too
All those spirits only want you to be what they can perceive
All those spirits were fear and loathing from the dirty south to the wild wild west…
They fell away
When surrounded by idiots it’s easy to tell
They see what they want to see
They can’t fathom truth
They can’t love themselves, others are you
They use
They lie
They cheat
They have no honor
They have no gratitude
They have no empathy
They have no dignity
Still, they have GREAT power
And if you are careless they will devour you too
They will see when you are vulnerable
They will know when you are unprotected
They recognize when your choices are not loving
Yes
It’s no fun when the platypus has the Winchester
Just ask my Uncle Chester
Every generation brings a bevy of fools
However, the genius does come through
Sometimes they survive too
In miracles
They are
Safe, Seen and Loved.
- This poem was inspired by Strategist, Rahaf Harfoush’s course: Humane Productivity: Burnout Proof Your Performance (Embracing humane productivity)
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