Their slimy palms slide down your back like a threat,
One more uncomfortable laugh and they are all set.
They assume you will not give them any problems,
You will not speak up or dare to bother.
The power play is never a game you can triumph in –
The house always wins, love, the house always wins.
And I hear your pain, I see you snarl at strangers,
But the culprits will never pay if you put yourself in danger.
They will not get it because they see a leveled field,
The delusion tells them it is you who holds the shield.
“I am not making excuses, but you did not say “no”.”
Or even better:
“Who is this?” when they answer the phone.
And they assume you will tolerate what you are given
Because only god can make them sinners.
But I swear there is power in feeling hopeless,
There is more wisdom and strength in being faithless
Than in any of those who are stealing your power away.
You will see that day, you will reach that day.
I have met plenty of people who shoot to kill
Only to end up being bent to my will.
Let them assume the best, let them assume.
Watch as they lose their mind in an empty white room.
-JW
The Daily Writing of Jackie Wright 