Having the all-consuming ability to
exercise control and influence
over others,
Like beasts foaming at the mouth
with the high of going in for the
kill.
Maybe it’s the elevated nature of
the position,
This putting-on-a-pedestal type
treatment.
Or it’s simply a common case of ego,
When all of the attention has blown
one’s head up to the size of a
Goodyear blimp,
When arrogance and ignorance have
taken the place of humanity,
decency, and common sense.
There’s this godlike attitude,
This I-can-do-no-wrong mentality,
This holier-than-thou,
my-way-is-the-only-way-because-there-is-no-other-way frame of mind.
But let me put it to you quite
simply—your shit stinks too.
You may make decisions about the
economy, education,
healthcare, defense, and other facets of our government and
society.
But you will never have the power to
control the heart,
For the heart cannot be contained.
You will never be able to control
anyone’s ability to love,
For love is divine.
You will never be able to tell
anyone who they can or cannot love,
For love is essential to living.
Like breathing,
It’s a natural thing
That cannot be controlled by man—
Love is too powerful.
It’s stronger than man.
Continuing to push the issue
Will not make it any better.
Continuing to push the issue
Will make things worse,
Causing us to divide even further.
Love is not a choice.
And who you
happen to love
and who
happens to love you is not an alternative lifestyle.
There is nothing
alternative about love.
Love is an
essential part of life.
Essential
to feeling complete.
There is no
substitute;
There is no
alternative to something we all have an innate need
for and right to experience
and share.
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