What I know.
Addicted?
Yes, but I can quit.
Obsessed?
Yes, but I can forget.
Attached?
Yes, but I can let go.
Angry?
Yes, but...
NO...
There’s no “but”
I. Am. Angry.
Is anger all I know?
Of course not.
Is pain all a torturer knows?
Is death all a murderer knows?
They know humor.
They know enlightenment.
They know laughter.
They know sadness.
Confusion.
Hurt.
Embarrassment.
But do they know peace?...
I know no peace.
Yet, I know more than anger.
Could you learn to understand me?
Yes.
Could you learn to love me?
Yes.
Are you allowed to judge me?
No.
(2014)
