No Return Visit
You were losing your faith.
Not in a dramatic, defiant way—
but slowly, question by question.
You studied harder than anyone told you to.
You read beyond the 20 safe scriptures.
And the more you read, the more questions you had.
Category Burnt Offerings
Consume. Obey. Die.
We didn’t vote for billionaires to leave the planet.
We just bought batteries.
And cheap shoes.
And plastic bullshit made by kids who’ll never drink clean water again.
And that was enough.
This Voice Was Not Approved
I wasn’t supposed to say anything.
Not out loud. Not like this.
I was taught to be polite.
To work hard.
To trust the process.
To keep my head down and hope for the best.
That if I stayed good, the system would be good to me.
That if I stayed quiet, I’d be safe.