I have been taught the work of optimism,

And I have seen the good in all that lie in front of me,

I see every crack, crevice, and cave,

Every river, water, and waves.

I see the people too who think as I do, positive

I haven’t noticed the people, the truly defective,

I haven’t noticed the hurt, misogynistic, and rotten.

It’s okay, I see their smiles, I see them under weeping willows,

I see them as they look and I see them wallowing below,

It’s okay, I am unknowing, untouched, and unawared.

I see my loved one face the world head on as I stay hidden away,

I see a bird through my window and only see the beauty of this jay.

This is who I am and this is how I will stay.

I’m pleasured, I’m happy, I see them be the ones to pay.

Ignorance is who I am, ignorant is how I’ll be.