Looking for somewhere to belong

Looking for somewhere to belong

Can be a dangerous thing
A frightening place to be 
When we have no idea

Where we belong
And where we do not
Belong

Who we are and who we are not
Because then

We open ourselves 
To be swayed 
This way and that
Going with the wind
Even when we know 
We should turn back
Even when we feel too exposed

Over exposed to the elements
When we are tossed 
To and fro
This way and that
Because we have no idea

Where to go
Who to trust
Who knows who we are

And who we are not
That’s when it's dangerous for us
To raise our heads
To be seen above the crowd
Because that’s when 
We expose ourselves
Expose our vulnerable sides
Reveal our fragile sides
To those who will use that vulnerability

Abuse our fragility

For their gain 
Not ours
They will exploit us
Use us
Thrust us out to the wolves
And hang back in the shadows 
While we lick our wounds
Never offering to help us
Unless they have gained

Unless they have profited from our loss
That’s why it's important

So important

To know where we belong
By knowing who we are
By standing in our own strength
By doing for the good of all 
Which helps us

To be us and us alone

Not them

Those over there
Looking for somewhere to belong
Without knowing who we are
Is a dangerous thing
A lonely thing
A frightening thing
Because we emit our fear
Like honey to the bees
To the wrong people

Swarming

Waiting

Lusting

For us to make them strong
Present their agenda
And be their fall person

Their fall people

If we are not careful

If we are constantly

Looking for somewhere to belong

Taking anything

Accepting anyone

Who makes us feel whole

Without realizing

Only we can make us whole

And only then can we find and know

Where we belong