Authorized

Your voice tone 

reveals you

believe

yourself

authorized to 

punish anyone who 

veers outside boundaries

you self

authorize

irrespective

of harm

you impose believing

to be deserved

by those

immune

to

your reprimands

shallow as rills

adults in possession

of free 

will

refuse

to honor 

and obey you

instead they

veer away

find

safety

and joy 

elsewhere and avoid

being anywhere near

you and 

your 

self-

made importance

living the lie