Love Poem: Excerpts From Prayer, For My Friends, Number, 4 Shame
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Excerpts From Prayer, For My Friends, Number, 4 Shame

I wish that we can completely understand 
That the idea, belief and emotion of “shame”, 
Does not belong in any being or any society.  
And even the smallest traces and its poisonous effects 
could simply vanish forever -
Out of our bodies, nervous systems, our hearts and heads.
Shame has also no place
In any religion!
And any God or self-righteous, holy leader
That uses shame in any way
Have sadly
probably never experienced  
Or utterly forgotten, 
How it feels
To be a cherished Son or Daughter,
Because no loving Father or Mother 
Could consciously give such a toxic gift.
History will show
That the majority of the monstrous tyrants, dictators and leaders
Were deeply shamed as children.
And if we want complete healing
For ourselves and our Earth
This “shameful” and violent word 
Should instantly and magically disappear
From our religious books, schools, 
films and media, dictionaries and vocabularies.

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