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Risk Believing


One day, The lights will glint off this finger and catch the eye of others who shall see and be something like Expectant or Jealous or-- Something Else that will make me feel more or less like I fit into this world of misfitting conformists of haters of love who intend to have rings on their fingers to prove something that isn't love but rather conformity: An understanding of our society. The lights will glint off this finger, but not to show THAT Something, not to prove my understanding of society nor conformity-- No, I shall wear rings of Promise and rings of Understanding the Love our society no longer prompts us to hope exists but rather attempts to smother under lies of contentment and empty promise. I stand for what our world no longer does: A taste of what Real really is within a reality of what humans are made to feel simply because they exist. I will stand for love, hope, peace-- everything that means Something to those who risk believing.
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