Shrouded in time
not free to be
I shrink from the
joy of free expression
pretending to know
I stand on the shore
as the incoming tide swells and deepens
to save myself
I move away, silent and afraid
my fears unspoken
I’m tough, can make up my own mind
move through life and direct experience with a
rusty anchor to stabilize my
unsure footing as the
sand disappears beneath my feet ~
Now is the time
this present moment
to stand tall
to make a stand
against dark ignorance
to fight with discernment
against the cruelty of blind irrationality
of fear-based thinking
Now to prove the depth and
worth of love and truth
beyond the steel of armaments
to the soft embrace
of laughter on the morning breeze.