There are nuances to freedom
In many ways none of us are truly free
I recognize I’m both oppressed and not oppressed
I am both less free in certain spaces
And more free in others
This paradox is stagnating
Until
You become aware it exists
As I experience a more liberated existence
I’m tasked with processing the many ways I’ve been oppressed
While simultaneously holding space for
And shedding light on the insidious ways
I’ve benefited from the oppression of others
I must be willing to ask
What is MY privilege?
As I learn to process this paradoxical reality
Integrating it’s wisdom into how I walk in the world
I carry a sacred responsibility to share myself with others
Fight on their behalf for their liberation
My liberation has not been my own
It is soaked in the blood of my ancestors
It is supported by the work of my predecessors
I am not alone
I’m a little more free today than yesterday
Conscious evolution forces expanded awareness
I can no longer not see
There are no others
We are WE
