Are you?
Are you?
sometimes in the back of his head
he hears small voices
his mothers voicehis fathers
Mr Wapplers
Why do you have to call them out?
they asked
Why can’t you just let them go?
Let them go
No
he let go of insects spiders creatures he
captured that didnt know any better
what sense was there in letting
go of someone who knows better
his answers never failed to
distress them
in their own ways they said if he
didnt find a way to stop hed only cause
himself hardships and stress
he hadnt forced the issue
he questioned their intentions their fictions wishful thinking their attempts to sidestep the truth of the matter
that wasnt going to cause him distress
I should let them off
I should because they didnt expect to be called out
I cant help it if others choose
not to challenge them
and unchallenged
falsely imbued
they feel empowered
their voices pique louder yet
he answered the voices in his head
Im returning their volley giving
them what theyre not expecting
They can explain their reasons
stand up their hypotheticals
They exposed themselves
They can defend themselves
I have no intention of suffering their
consequences
I have to contend with my own
and only then
answering their chorus
did he realised that they who he held upwhose thoughts and opinions he valued likely didnt challenge dictators
they werent confrontational
yet
they instructed him to be
?, Sunday,
3 11. 19
2118, Monday,
23 3. 20
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