Hidden poorly, in plain sight
I don’t regret much in my life, but..
One time I sat in a meeting
With a noble cause
We were there to share, and to listen
To dissent, and agree
And if not, at least find the space between the two
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That day I sat in a chair, accidentally
The chair was in a position in the room
That created the illusion that
The meeting was my idea
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It should have been my idea
It could have been my idea
I wish it had been my idea
It was a noble idea
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The meeting was about fairness
About closed ears being opened
It surely would frustrate, at first
And then end in beauty and kingdom
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There should have been listening; dissent and agreement
And finding the space between the two
And then a shift of power
But no one wants to be the sister who called the meeting
That girl gets shamed and judged like no other
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So instead of seeing the position of my chair
And using the “chair” for good
I just hid
Inside myself
Hoping that no one would notice the position of the chair
And therefore, assume
The meeting was my idea
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Everyone came to the room with something to say
Few came to the room to listen
And in the end
The only voice heard
Was the loudest one
The one that didn’t listen
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The meeting should have been my idea
It could have been my idea
I wish it had been my idea
It was a noble idea
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I sat in that special chair, albeit accidentally
I should have noticed the power that it gave me
I should have spoken boldly
I wish I hadn’t hid
Inside myself
And been so damn worried
That people might think they were there
Because of my idea
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It should have been my idea
It could have been my idea
I wish it had been my idea
It was a noble idea
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