Seed

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Nothing is stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself. - HG

Inspired by Hannah Gadspy. What seeds are you sowing in the world? What do you hope grows? Seeds are doubts, but seeds can be activism. Keep our stories alive.

I’ve come to tell my story
a secret kept too long
with this seed that I’m sowing
I hope to right this wrong

Was it a fair transgression?
perhaps he didn’t know
statute of limitations
expired many, many years ago

And I have to say it still keeps me up at night
wondering what I could have said or done
so tell me why the hell he gets to sleep just fine
and I’m left wrestling with this shame alone?

Is he a friend or stranger?
is he just any man?
predator or savior?
by this light, he’s got my father’s hands

But I can’t help but worry I’m not the only one
was she just asking for some sympathy?
I wanna say I’m sorry I wasn’t there for her
when he denied her his humanity

Not gonna sugarcoat it
It’s hardly worth my time
‘cause when it comes to power
you’ve got yours, you never needed mine

You have to reckon with it, not gonna tame my voice
we are passed the point of compromise
before you plant the garden, you burn the undergrowth
so stand aside and I will light the fire