Perception

Remind myself,

Thoughts created,

Tip toeing across my conscience,

Are not the creators of who I am,

They don’t validate my why,

I am simply the soul thinking them,

It’s alright to feel them pass by,

Even when they drift my spirit to be afraid,

The ever-purpose being,

That without experiencing inevitable pain,

Happiness can never be gained,

In moments unintentional,

I slip,

Losing my footing if only just a second,

This place all too familiar,

Oft I’ve been here,

Slipping headfirst into fear,

Even if that sense is given birth to,

I’ve learned strength,

Grown from experience,

I shift my mind,

Force myself to recall deeper meanings,

The unknown,

You can’t control,

Foreseeing the future,

Not a skill that’s been earned,

Trusting the universe,

Not your natural adverse reaction, 

It doesn’t prevent me from wanting,

To know each outcome,

Protect, 

Reflect,

Natural habit to put up walls,

Fiercely protect,

To remember vulnerability,

To act upon,

To lean into,

The mere idea of,

Sending shivers down my spine,

However,

I’ve taught myself to reach higher,

Overcoming each point in time,

Reflecting in deserved strength,

Rise from the depths of contemplation,

Remembering that all if merely perception,

Giving way to that which,

Is unexplored,

Untold, 

In this which lays before me