Young warrior lying there
Forced to wear his hands around her neck
As if they were necklaces
You are not alone
I see you
I see you
In the bruises he forced you to wear
For decoration
I see you
In the slits that glow in summer time
When olive tones brown
Until we feel more like ourselves again
Warrior sister warrior brother
Old
Young
Tiredly lying there
You are not alone
I see you
It’s a sad, how we
Understand this feeling
This truth we carry with us
Literally on our body
Through our shaping of love
This love that only ever
seems to want to oppress us
With its body
Fuck that
Know that I love looking into
Those twin windows
Your souls hide behind
I love listening to the music
We try to minimize
Behind closed mouths
Because pieces of our smile
Are still foreign to us
Know that I adore
That quiet dip and wave
“Hey guys”
That you do when you meet
Big groups for the first time
It makes me laugh
Know that I love it when
When you say, I’m screaming
With a dead serious face
It tickles me senseless
Warrior sisters
I see you
Know that it’s endearing how you
Try so hard to puff your chest
When all you need it’s to
Lift those eyes
High
Your dreams live ahead of you
Know that I love and praise
The risks you take
When you choose to live
For more than yourself
Warrior brothers I see you
And I love you
We are so much more
Than where we have been
Am I’m grateful to have made it here
With you
Jari G. Planning 