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Songs of Seeking
ISSUE #8
Author: SparksInTheNight
Songs of Seeking
Author: SparksInTheNight
ISSUE #8
Bleeding
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I stand in front of the paper and I 

Bleed all over the page 

Toil and drudge for our daily bread 

Spill our guts for a wage 

I stand in front of the gallows and I 

Hold my head up so high 

In the prison of hurt and dread 

My spirit still will not die 

———

I choose this hurt I choose this bleeding

And I choose unending drowning 

I choose love and I choose burning 

I choose to stay strong, keep enduring 

All they put me through

I choose to claim my voice and power 

I choose to stand up to the tower 

Choose to speak my truth, not cower

Know this love is true

———

I stand in front of the hanging judge and 

I do not show remorse 

Our people suffer under heel 

Let my love take its course 

I stand in front of eternity and 

Take on the fate they give 

I’ll keep turning the fire’s wheel 

So the future can live 

———

I choose this hurt I choose this bleeding

And I choose unending drowning

I choose love and I choose burning

I choose to stay strong, keep enduring

All they put me through

I choose to claim my voice and power

I choose to stand up to the tower

Choose to speak my truth, not cower

Know this love is true

———

Hurt and pain and death and hate 

It’s all that we’ve had anyways 

I’ve nothing to lose for all that I have 

Belongs to pure love’s secret ways 

Hurt and pain and death and hate 

Is what I’ll take on for all days 

The future will be true equality 

And all will bloom beneath moon’s rays 

———

I choose this hurt I choose this bleeding

And I choose unending drowning

I choose love and I choose burning

I choose to stay strong, keep enduring

All they put me through

I choose to claim my voice and power

I choose to stand up to the tower

Choose to speak my truth, not cower

Know this love is true

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If you like this piece check out my Mastodon my account is [email protected] and I post about human rights, social justice, and the environment. 

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Songs of Seeking
Poetry
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
Total word count: 6,209
Total reading time: 29 Minutes
love angst spiritual relationships pain hurt spirituality rebellion songs loneliness faith community kindness equality inequality separation songlyrics equalrights solidarity collectivism
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