I Heard It Again

CEFR Level B2-C1

I heard it just that once and thought,

“That’s bad, but it was long ago.”

I heard it twice, and my reasoning:
“That shouldn’t happen, but they don’t share my beliefs.”

I heard it once again and asked,
“How can this still be?”

I heard it again and questioned,
“I believe what they believe, yet the act is not me.”

I heard it again and wondered,
“What if what I claim is not truly what I believe?”

I heard it again. I heard it.
“This cannot continue. How? How does it stay?”

I heard it more, and now I knew,
“Good intentions don’t equal good news.”

I heard it again, now claiming,
“That’s not what I believe, for how can it be?”

I heard it again and resolved,
“Not while God is love and I can speak.”

I heard it yet again and wept,
“Please, let forever end.”

I heard it again and cried out,
“Why do you still believe? Don’t you see?”

I heard it again, heard and prayed,
“My God, show me the way - your way.”

I heard it again, sighed, knowing,
“It will never end, but neither will I.”