Bingo Fill: Age of Enlightenment

[fuzzyred]

This poem fills the "Age of Enlightenment" square on my 5x5 Mixed Card for the Valentine's Bingo Fest. (This is another one that is not precisely autobiographical, though it does draw on some of my experiences.)

Finding Answers

In this time of technology,
information is easy to find.

It's not always easy to parse fact from fiction,
but it's all at your fingertips,
if you know where to look.

Beyond the information are personal accounts;
individuals and communities who say, "This is me, this is what I've experienced."

And through a combination of cold facts and warm stories,
there comes enlightenment.

A realization that you're not broken,
you are not alone,
that there are in fact words that fit,
and ways to explain to others who you are.

And with this knowledge comes freedom,
the ability to confidently say,
"I am not that, but this, and that's okay with me."

Comments

[technoshaman]

YES. And then you can find people who either are like you, or who just like you... and from there forms community and `ohana.

[fuzzyred]

Exactly!