You Say

You didn’t come for healing
You say
You are already healed
You say
You understand it all
You say
The world is insane but you
You say
You can see

This is what I say

You are not healed
I am not healed
No one is healed
Some are healing

As long as there is
Violence
We are not healed
As long as there is
Rape
We are not healed
As long as there is
Government
We are not healed
As long as there is
Prison
We are not healed
As long as there is
Cancer
We are not healed
As long as there is
Addiction
We are not healed
As long as there is
You and I and
Us and them
We are not healed

You already know
You say
You are telling me nothing new
You say

This is what I say

What you seek is
Death
You seek the end
And the end
Is what you will always have
Until you love
The mess
The darkness
The terror of
Not knowing
How it will end
Who you are
Where you are going

You don’t know

One Response to “You Say”

1. John says:

   January 1, 2011 at 8:45 am

   Wow Kathleen! This shivers me timbers, so to speak. And I say, “Now if I could only find my beginner’s mind…” 🙂