Kaleidoscope

Do we have no concept of family? No, not according to what they say it is: a nice neat miniature version of the oppressive power-over dynamics they enforce out in society with a role to fill for each member. These families fell apart due to their fragile foundations. we create our own family. it is not based in blood, it is based in connection.

Are we a godless youth? No, we are godless of the facade they created and forced our ancestors to follow. They tried to put the fire out, but we are not faithless. we create our own beliefs based off of what we observe and experience ourselves and what we feel in our hearts is right. Our God is within us. It was the spark that stayed alive. It is the fire which we are building. Our God is the space between air. It is the rust of the abandoned railways. It is the oils of our skin that we leave with subconscious intention on every door handle we touch. It is within and without everything and nothing. Our God is more powerful and more present and realer than theirs.

Are we shameless slaves to sex with no modesty? No! We reject the lack of free sexual expression in previous generations and abhor the weapon and commodity sex has become during our times. We are aware that we may appear as though we have given into Big Media’s expectations of us, but this is not the case. We see no shame in and embrace the natural functions of our bodies and minds and are fluid in action according to what our bodies and minds tell us they want and need in order to thrive. We know that we are beings of light and love with infinite amounts to responsibly and respectfully give and receive with consent. 

Are we degenerates covered in ink and filled with holes? No, we decorate our bodies with stories of its time, where its roots lay, what its soul feels. We decorate to remember. We decorate to cope with what we have overcome. We, on some level, decorate for war. One day these images will show how strong we are and what we can take. They will be our battle paint and remind us survive.

We work with what we have been handed. We were supposed to be the demonized youth of amerika. But we won’t let it happen to us. We rebel. We resist. We find happiness and truth and the sublime wonderful moments of life hidden in the haystack of shit that was supposed to break our spirits into submission. We live our lives with compassion and empathy. We want things to get better for everyone. We will fight. We will win. and one day we’ll live in an open, loving world we helped rebuild from the ground up.