of course, they love you...

it's a given


they love you best

when you're agreeable


careful...


opinions stated

out of sync

out of place


unacceptable


praise and worship

due unto

them

that make the rules

of nonsense


why

anyone knows


"them that gots, has"


and the rest of us

would do well to remember...


sparks a realization


wellness is not

what we do

in sand covered faces

buried deep beneath

the truth


freedom finds a way

to seek the light of

disapproval


then


sounds of

stand up

squint hard and

think for yourself

take form


and change becomes

possibility.