For the Fighters
This one is for the Fighters
The warriors
And worriers
You are the future.
Progress needs you
Demands you
We stagnate without you
Drifting further and further from the equality we need
We can achieve
But only with you. Us.
Life hasn’t dealt us a fair hand
We face battles and obstacles
From before we are born
It is a fight to play
A fight to learn
To have your say
To stand up, be heard
They dismiss us
And miss us
Passive negligence
Active oppression
Misunderstanding
Misdirecting
Breaking promises
Not sharing
Never caring
We pity them.
For a life so disconnected
A self so fragile
No wonder they are shouting
Never listening
Always bristling
Acting entitled and arrogant
Projecting
Believing their own lies
Because the truth is hard
And they don’t have the strength
To not take the easy road.
Without us, they go nowhere
Circles
Patterns repeating
But no-one growing
The world shrinking
Because they have not the strength.
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To choose to fight
When you know
You can stop
And be alright
Is not to fight at all
So we take that role.
And we take their scorn
Their dismissal
Their war
We take it and we fight that too
With our anger
Frustration
Our anxiety
Our connections
With each other
Our belief forged in hardship
That things can be better
And we keep going
We push
And we fight
And we make things better
For everyone.
It is a thankless task
But we will not give up
For fighting is winning - that victory is ours.
Written 15/2/20 on the train home from a rainy day touring the cafes of Southsea and putting the world to rights with my wonderful friend Ellen.
Shared after encouragement from one of the strongest fighters I know.
Fabulous. You're wasting your talent. You must write more
ReplyDeleteYou’re too kind! Thank you :) I do have a couple of other writing projects brewing too - who knows, maybe one day I might be brave enough to share them too!
DeleteThis is beautiful and amazing Jess. You should submit it for publishing.
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