Don’t
Take yourself seriously
Take yourself lightly
See the night as mere darkness
See the sun only brightly
Wait for your future
Forget your past
Be anxious for action
Let laziness last
Do what you want
Do what is expected
Feel all accepted
Feel all rejected
Look for meaning in others
Look for meaning within
Look for escape from problems
Look for each little sin
Listen to advice
Listen to lies
Hold your breath
Release your sighs
Follow the way
Stray from the path
Stop to smell roses
Stop smelling the breeze
Stop being mature
Stop climbing trees
Start keeping a journal
Start forgetting what was
Start in with philosophy
Start with, “Well, just because…”
Keep in all your anger
Keep out all the pain
Keep believing one viewpoint
Keep ignoring your brain
Trust what is written
Trust what you think
Believe you can fly
Believe you will sink
Hear what I’m writing
Hear what they’re braying
Hear what vibrates
Hear what no one is saying
Perfect build up to that last line…nicely done.
Many thanks, glad you still read me.