Please listen to the music as you read and view:
Think hard.
Think back to a time of your life
when someone bullied you
because you were
too small
too big
too shy
too quiet
too different
All of the above and more
are characteristics often falsely perceived
as
weakness.
But you know better, don't you...
I however, did not know better.
So, for years I perceived myself
as inferior to those in
school, the workplace and even here
on social media
until
I allowed myself to
thrust forward
in the trust
that juxtapositions
are like a cord of three strands
not easily ruptured.
The muscle held in check
by
the wisdom of gentleness
creates contrasts
misunderstood
by those who
see only with the eyes.
To get the full picture
one must understand
that
when rescued and redeemed
a being's gentle power
and
muscular serenity
are not bullying material
but rather a poem
of
grateful compassion.
Like the rescue horse here
in my photos
who was redeemed by her owner
and my friend
I will remember I
am not weak
but
made stronger
by
the gentle power
of
kindness.
