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