A Way Out

11.4.22

No, you know
It is not fear that drives change
it is pain

We do not move until we are hurt –
are uncomfortable

And it feels like fear is what does it
but, brother, that is because you grip
your embers tight

For you, fear is pain
one in the same

And how do we fight or flight
something that has burned so deep into
our flesh that it is us?

You do not need to scare people
to change them

You can find their pain
and show them a way out