They told me

Oh. Wow…..this is incredible. I’ve grown up as a conservative fundamentalist christian, and trying to find myself, my happiness, had been a very difficult journey. The ones that raised me, cared for me, protected me….now don’t speak to me. Because I’ve become different from them. But I have to be me. I am So Glad you found love! Bless you, and all the best to you and yours. Thank you for sharing

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The imagery in this poem is subtle but astounding. I really like how you express so much in so few lines. The "play" on words with the lines about religion and love is really creative and add a new level of profundity to the piece. Thank you for sharing this beautiful poem!

This speaks volumes in a concise and naturally poetic way about how we are indoctrinated by religions, culture, politics and a myriad of other labels and semantics designed to confuse, control and focus our attention away from what is actually important to, and empowers us.
Great work and thank you for sharing.

I lack the religious background to ever really understand the subject here, but I love this as much as any of your other work; every sentence in it seems a statement in itself. I'm really glad that you've gone on posting. Good work.