I remember
learning to read poems
life rafts whispering hope
the same way I imagined God
already knew me
without saying a word
but most "teachers" demanded
read read read
even as they misunderstood
how to teach children
how to read
as if shaming was the answer
calling us
lazy
rather than unlocking
our inner secrets & reading us
me like an odd poem
like this poem
so today I don't believe
in God
I believe in poems
Such a great piece!