Ready to fight - Jocelyn Arild

[Lawrence Robinson]

Ready to fight


My much younger self 

Knew enough 
To know this 
Could happen

Read enough
To know 
How it occurs

Listened enough
To know 
Who it harms 

Starved enough
To know 
How it shrinks

Witnessed enough
To know 
Who it scars

Beaten enough
To know 
How it bruises

Raped enough
To know 
Who it steals 

Cut enough
To know 
How it tears

Defeated enough
To know 
What it breaks

Left enough
To know 
How it isolates 

Spoken enough
To know 
Who it silences 

Quieted enough
To know 
How it deceives

Experienced enough
To know this
Is real

Vexed enough
To know to
Think it through 

Strong enough
To know how
To lift up

Brave enough
To know who 
To call out

Intuitive enough 
To know where
To go now

Bright enough
To know what
To do next

Loving enough
To know who
To protect

Old enough
To know what
To hold tight

Wise enough
To know how
To carry the light

	- Jocelyn Arild

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