GUILT (INTERLUDE)

Religious guilt is the name placed on learned trauma Through the teachings of the church From an early age These institutions instill ideas in you that your interests Your natural feelings And even who you are as a person Are inherently wrong And that at the end of your life You will face punishment for who you are And the feelings you were born with These organizations lay out rules and guidelines to shame And in turn, control you These unreasonable principles are carved into you as early as possible And as deeply as they can be Because the earlier they program you The harder it is to reset in the future Your relationships, self-esteem, and mental wellbeing are fractured In ways that you may not even recognize Until the source is confronted and unlearned Thi-thi-this shame serves you in no way Hate, violence, and fear will keep you right Where they always wanted you Don't overcorrect Don't chase a replacement Don't fill the hole with justice Find peace Find yourself Everybody is a god Once you make it out of the property