Respect respect
Reminiscence Of Fallen Gods
Looking for respect
Restless nights sweatened in pain and sorrow for the lessons you had to learn at the highest price
Yet I believed your life worth
Maybe they didn’t tell you a good father has no rights of total possession over their own kids Yet your missing guilt seemed so sweet forged into pottery A real Grail offered to me
Respect you had from me Respect you had not for them Respect someone had not for you at the end
Bro, your sister? literally into pieces hiding the truth of the sixth commandment under your greedy scope You were drugged you say Nice little gadgets those inlaid wooden tombs you created I still don’t know what to say
Man, how a good painter comes out twice murdering his Muses? Yet your art will speak forever a broken human missing the most beautiful piece Love
Respect is what you had from me urging myself to pray and ask to see perfect plans in fallen gods
This was, and partially is, my struggle with respect regarding those people who have committed evil acts against their similar. My experience with such heavy crimes derives from the psychological consultations I offered almost two decades ago.
Shereen Bingham’s poem and final question immediately brought my mind to this reality I had such a hard time to elaborate, challenging myself with respect to respect. Even if the bad actions were not directed against me, I lived the drama of respecting someone as a human being, beyond the actions they committed. It is hard to accept all of this, even if you are a professional, and find a meaning.
Actually, the predatory human instinct hasn’t evolved too much in the last two thousand years. How to find respect in any case for any human life is a theme in need of more debate.
“No one touches Cain” is a good way to start a reflection on respect respect.
Maybe educating to the core values of life since early childhood, is also a better one.
Thank you, Shereen for inviting me to participate.
I’d like to tag Jan Sebastian 🖐👩🦰, Ann James, Robert Gowty, Jason Provencio, and Jason Edmunds to participate, even if there is little time left. Their contribution to the debate could elevate our souls. Let me know if you’re writing anything some day about respect respect.
The invitation to participate in this incredible poetry challenge is open to everybody until the end of August on Paper Poetry.
Here’s Shereen’s interesting piece.