Surrounded yet alone
Deafening talk all around
None directed at me
I wait, feeling tense, unsafe
Questioning if I am wanted
Easy to say all are welcome
Actions following through? Somehow harder
So I stand around, hoping and waiting
To feel seen, for my name to be used
Told people are unsure how to talk to me
How to 'approach' me
Why is it my task to open eyes?
What makes me unapproachable compared to others?
Where do I have left to go if not accepted here?
When you teach someone they aren't wanted
Do you expect them to be the first to speak?
There is an onus of kindness here
In this place above all
To live by the example you follow
Claim to follow ... Him
Yet abolish and ignore His words
Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. (Matthew 25:40)
You ask yourself, WWJD?
Never WSID? (What Should I Do?)
You say all welcome, but don't talk to me
I won't 'infect' you if you do, I'm not contagious
You say I am included, but actions say otherwise
I won't pressure you to include me
You say I am missed, but I am invisible
I won't force you to see me
But there is a point, a point where
Your empty words will take their toll
I won't be there anymore ... but,
I'm still here, and
"My light shines bright"
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Savannah K. Wilson
She/Her | Australian 🏳️⚧️ Author
Queer and all class with a touch of sass! (or maybe the reverse!)
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'20/20'
"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan5 days ago in Beat
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I feel the pain and truth in your words. You shouldn’t have to fight to be seen—being human should be enough. I’m really glad you shared this, and I hope someone truly sees your light soon.
Those who matter, will see you light, hold it, embrace it. 💕