LAY DOWN YOUR WEAPONS
My inner voice said, “lay down your weapons”
And which shall I lay down first, I asked?
The gun, the bomb,
Poison and torture, to name a few?
Well, these are only the external tools and means
Behind much more destructive weapons
The real weapons lie within you
Which began when you abandoned your soul
When you forgot yourself
And became a parody
A mere imitation of who you really are
You did such a thing in order
To fight back the demons
Of self-abandonment?
To assuage your greatest fears
Of self-neglect, judgment, and denial
Could it be you thought finding yourself
Meant accepting something outside of yourself
To measure your worth by?
Is this not another internalized weapon?
The parroting of what others have said
The weapon of fitting in
Like a piece in a puzzle
To a picture that was never yours
To begin with and all done
So you could feel safe and secure
Within the predictable ease of common consent
And the weapon of majority rule
We can be in agreement to disagree
We can be strong
While we bend like a willow
Uniquely individual and universally one
We can be cooperative and helpful
Without being subservient
We can kiss the earth
And lift our heads to the sky
In gratitude for what humbles us
And enjoy that which enables us to soar
We can have what allows us to thrive
And offer the same to everyone
So, dear heart of my heart…
Wean yourself off of the alcohol of hate
Lay down your weapons
Of doubt, superiority, intolerance, and prejudice
Of self-loathing, competition, and pride
The weapons of arrogance and indifference
The impatient grasping
For that which you have never created
With respect, devotion, and love
Your greatest weapons
Have always been within you
Lay those weapons down
And all wars will cease
The arsenals will fall away
And Peace will become our greatest legacy
Only then will we all
Especially our children
Flourish
And be nourished
By the fruit and milk of Love.
In earnest and with all my heart
I wish this to be so.
-TruGuy Starhorse
Feb 25, 2024
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