I don't know Where we got This idea

February 25

I don't know
Where we got
This idea that
We could
Save the world
Without first
Saving ourselves

I know
I used to
Think as much

But then
I realised
That I wasn't
Saving anything

Just trying
To push
My pain
Out into
The world

And that isn't
Going to help
Anyone

I had to
Learn to
Listen to
My pain

Accept
Its lessons

Acknowledge
Its roots

Allow
Its consequences

Then
And only
Then
Could I
Open
My eyes