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This Tattoo

It was put on backwards

This Tattoo

Every line has formed a raised scar

This was a Family that was given me

But snatched away, only after separating me from my own

On this hand I bare a terrible scar

Upon suggestion of what sort of Warriors we are

This finger will not bend

For those who wield power made sure it would not properly mend

And here is the pain of betrayal

When a finger fixed was a finger fused, yet in still Physical Therapy was prescribed to make an impossible move

And this is my scalp

More devoid of hair, from stress to ensure our protection from foreign danger

And these nuts

that forever itch

I recall a fateful towel swap

And each time I soldier-on

A Greater Hammer swings to fall

For here is a screenplay

Worth a great deal of riches, the top product among all the pitches

And I sit as I watch the deal founder

For I have no voice and only the envy of the founder

And here is a painting

A wonder of works

And there follows the laughter and a great many jokes

And here is my success

As I blaze through the workplace

And here is my face as my good work is made a disgrace

And here is my novel

Blazed across the silver screen, But Alas, no one in the production ever notified me

And each time I soldier-on

A greater Hammer swings to fall

And in my winged sandals

I sidestep the terrible pal

And here is my heart

Broken in two.  No!  Do not turn around, I speak not of you

For that distinction never lies with just one

So fear you not, I’ve not come to see you avenged upon

And there is my peace of mind

Shattered with loud barks and stomps, And if my despair is perceived?

Successful cheers and pomp

And as I soldier-on

A Greater Hammer swings to fall

For infliction of physical pain is nothing at all

When this became true, It was my heart, constantly under attack

For my skin, my talk or the way I walk

And the more I love myself

The more it pains me to talk of all these things that have left their mark

Don’t cry for me or think of flying to my side

I flatter myself with the thought

I will not know, for I will be in a hide

And there are the hearts that I MYSELF have broken

But that was no intention, But now I’m not sure

My sympathy is broken

For I have had a hand at the harsh realties of life

And I too can dispense them with no care for love or life

It’s mean when I do it to them

But to me, it’s only what is right

So now I cannot Soldier-On

Because the road has run out

My only hope is to fly

Or plummet, severely South

But for one to fly

He must first have wings

And I fear, I have grown a pair of TERRIBLE THINGS

But they are STRONG and WHIP the WIND

So strong, in fact, I can keep pace with no Friend

And there is me as I fly alone

And below I let my keen eye

Search for a home, But in truth it is this I know

Down below there is non for me to go

So I must continue to RISE and fly ABOVE

Where those await that which I know not

But Love

And they Love me as well, As I am a missing son

And I enter alone for we can only come

One by One

And I enter alone for we can only come one by one

And here is where my gaze rests, But from here I see the distance is a torrid test

In which I must try my hand

But it is not a test, It is not a competition to see who is best

For all the bad, some was purpose, some was accident

Some I caused, Some could even have been heaven sent

But in the end

It matters not the cause of the Pain we just know we would deign

Not to feel it again

And these thoughts weigh heavy and cause my wings to strain

But I will flap them over and over again

And planes will fly by and passengers will laugh

As my wings Flap and Flap but I make no progress

But alas, the wash of their JET

Propels me to heights not reached as YET

And to the Stratosphere, where the air is much thinner

And the weight of my woes will not be the winner

And I must flap my wings far less

For it is my turn to look down and be impressed

At God’s creation so beautiful and FREE

So minor, I can see, were the things that Hurt ME

And now I glide

I no longer have to flap

So once, twice around, before I narrow the gap

And now from this perspective

My LOVE is recharged ANEW

And now I’m truly ready to commune in LOVE

and HAPPINESS

with

YOU.