Missing

Tell the story.
Even the embarrassing parts.

Watch the children play
kids play kids play

Adults war
Make children
Kill people.

My sadness is a virtue
not something to reject.

Let's not talk generally.
Let's not be vague.
Vagueness is for when the hard edge of honesty would leave too many scars.
Reserve it for it's proper use.
Do not use the wrong tool for the job.
Do not be inappropriate for no reason.

I miss the sting of abuse.
But i am training myself for the warmth of the sunshine,
to remember it, so I can endure
the long winters
of the climate
where I live.