those people will never opt for change
they have their settlement,
and why would they,
opt for revolution
to them is no problem

people do not know me
they presume they do
people do not know you
they presume they do

they use death to reinvent him
into the person he never was
they reimagine him.
and clothe him in much softer cloth

why does –
being yourself
seem to the worst ‘lifestyle choice’
for your mental health

here is the lullaby –
they expect you sing
but my age,
you have dipped your days
in something more realistic

he drowned in his poor mental health
he wreaked havoc
on my childhood
and never attempted to clear up the mess
he drank himself dry
just trying to learn how it is you cry

it could have been a different life,
less trauma,
one with constant light
do not fight
find yourself a place to grow