doubt

Syntax & Skin — my poetry series where language becomes a vessel for exploring the lived human experience

No child’s

too child

to discern

what is fair.

~

Yet, we justify

and humorize

to soften the glare.

~

Reality wrapped

in paper of “care”—

our violence disguised

as virtue laid bare.

~

The peace

we’ve proclaimed,

the grief that we spare.

~

No child’s

too child

to hold doubt

in their prayer

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If you’ve come across this, you’ve just read the fifth poem of my “Syntax & Skin” series! Thank you so much for reading, as I hope that my work can touch the hearts and souls of many. Keep a look-out for more short stories, poetry, film/literature analysis, and op-eds!