Breathe

This poem is dedicated to me It is my path to a brighter perspective Meander down it with me Feel each step release you from what you were As you start to see another way to be Welcome to the new earth Everyone eats for free No one asks you for conformity Only authenticity without uniform This road will teach you That trying to be normal is trying to fit into a mould of perfection No one has ever been able to achieve Fallen icons are just as infallible as the rest of us Just look at Bowie and his drug dependency How is he any different from the residents of LA's tent city? He was a star, shining in the spotlight In the dark, he wrestled with psychosis What hope does the rest of us have in this world of obscurity and expectation? Our values are invalid Societal demands are unwarranted Stop denying your true nature Set fire to the facades Find no apology in your expression Find the humour in seriousness Laugh through the smoke as constructs crumble around you And those who don't share your vision scream Through fear of losing the system After they've invested in it for so long It takes courage To stay true to the world This complex phenomenon Loosely defined by time and space Grace will get you there Canter at your own pace You can't change the nature of humanity single-handedly You'll need to accept the monkey-see-monkey-do mentality In this fish eat fish town Savages walk amongst us You don't need to fall in line with them Or allow them to consume your time Look for the positivity amidst the chaos in society that influences us to be worthless The truth is that we are worthy We're all learning lessons Moving as meditative regressions We're the result of endless timelines ventures Find your centre Find your place Find your worth Don't look to pre-existing values And the insecurities that bleed through the cracks of our society Look to your soul to tell you what you need Most of the time You'll find that you simply need to breathe