If you had to change your name, what would your new name be?
In the Bible, Jesus says
cast your sins and offer praise
cast your sins upon a goat
send it out upon a boat
Humans sin and guilt is heavy
guilt builds up behind a levy
release it on the gentle soul
that which eagerly accepts their role
when did I become this hated?
keeping peace, these grown adults
their trajectory poorly fated
did my best without casting faults
so much violence forced upon me
Slapping, kicking, screaming blindly
all of it shouldered alone
excitedly I ran from home
painting by SoulSprouts, watercolor flowers
unfortunate, this scapegoat’s human
make mistakes, try to learn from them
easy admiring what we misunderstand
even easier to hate that same person needing a hand
I made peace eons ago
mother and I will never be close
didn’t realize she would go and turn
My sisters from me, reluctant to learn
what it means to be the scapegoat
what that life long trauma does
our parents drowned me to remain a float
drowned, sometimes I wish I was
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