The mind closes
to fears of rejection,
dreams of a passionate time
that is your time,
as the world outside
dissolves the magic
of your spirit.
Self preservation demands
that you strut,
like a concrete warrior
along walkways
of an unnaturalness
that will never be you.
But the song hums so deeply within
that it won't forever be denied.
You can feel the intensity,
as it keeps curling
around your heart.
And the pain deepens,
constricting your heart,
but you can see the path
that is your freedom,
this canvas of vision.
One day
you finally realise
that your soul is dying
under the umbrella
of worldly expectations.
Let your soul
breathe once again
and your truth
will set you free.
This cry of awakening,
will release
chains of captivity.
The burden of constriction
will die
and you will arise,
like the phoenix,
from your own ashes
of mediocrity.





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