Because I Live Mr

"The sun is alone too but still shines" - Author Unknown When you saw me, as a child, being so alone, And exploring, zealously, the butterfly zone; You observed me observing the birds and the bees, Did you know that I flew far from the farthest seas...? You named me: 'nature lover', 'true child of nature, Did you know, yet, I was my own legislature? When adolescence, from my childhood, was leaving, You found my physique and psyche slowly cleaving...! ===== === 'Cast', you said, 'color'; and, thus, slowly isolated, In the name of sect and creed, humans you hated; When I took the name of the poor, you spat at me, Don't you know to wash, myself, I have a vast sea...? Political, cultural, vices preputial, The paths I've traveled have been cruelly crucial; Did I not stick to my ground, not seeking solace? Wasn't your endmost accusation: 'he's lawless'...? ===== === Didn't Socrates drink the poison with passion? Did you spare Jesus, the zenith of compassion? I stood alone like the sage-like saints; I still will, I am ready; Is it me that you chase to kill...??? 14 April 2023 BECAUSE I LIVE Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Mystic Rose Rose Rhymes Checked At: Rhyme Zone Syllables Checked At: How Many Syllables