Fish for alliance, but first you should know
“Is it de-bait or rage-bait?” before you throw.

The threat won’t leave.
The axe won’t tire.
The forest burns down.

We put the wrong feet to the fire

Safety’s not silence.
Protection’s not gauze.

Stop clipping wings.
clip the claws!

#poetry #linocut

Again and again we ask the fragile to bend
rather than burden the ones who impend.
Into the shadows you shrink the child
While the shadow’s arsenal grows more wild.

Whisper soft: be small, be still,
Cry quieter! It’s “just” a drill!

Until It’s not.