(*The Blue Whale Challenge has led to the suicide of at least 130 teens, and many other instances of self harm. Hundreds and thousands of posts of Blue Whale involvement have appeared on Instagram)
Aren’t we tired of pulling punches when it comes to showing love,
and rationalizing
instead of risking
ourselves, our guts our blood
like ostrich heads in selfish sands …
and fearful wingless flight
in lands
where infanticide and homicide and suicide run rampant
in lonely fields where hate and kills multiply like rabbits
societal ills and
bitter habits, ignorant justice…
unforgiveness continuing reproductions
of our undone-ness
children becoming blue whales
on beaches where mothers wail
and fathers die
a million deaths of what could have
should have been…
where was I…
our wings lay clipped
our punches pulled
and faces on this pinwheel full
of unforgiveness
telling stories of how our world’s soul
sells hope to lands of
love’s near misses
Very well written. I never imagined the blue whale challenge could be interpreted in the form of a poem..
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Thank you
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beautiful kay xox
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Thanks so much sweeties:)
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Thanks so much Michael:)
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