When listening is treason
Something about communicating becomes duplicitous
Neither serving nor betraying
Our ignorance
When ignorance is sin
Something about asking becomes damning
Neither affirming nor challenging
Our human ability to change
When change is discounted
Something about thinking becomes worthless
Neither emancipating nor enslaving
Our thoughts from our defences
When defences flourish
Something about compassion withers
And with it
The ideals
So fiercely fought for
