Tolerance

I am not here 

To wash your soul

I am not here

To fulfil your goals

I am not here

To be a mirror

For your past

I am not here

To be your shattered glass

Don’t think you own me

Stop in your tracks

I am not your horse to saddle

Don’t put your load on my back

When my arms

Are tired worn to the bone

Where are you then

I am helpless

All alone

Existence is not only for you

I am important

My words are honest and true

Take away my burden

Listen to my wording

I must bow down

Take what you give

Hands held above me

A life not yet lived

Where is my pathway

Where do I go

Who will shelter me

From the rain and the snow

Like a scarecrow

Been put there

For your obedience

Not a word I must utter

For I do not matter

Twisting and turning

The knife you will yield   

As I lay still

The night is my shield