Get Centered


When no one hears the soft screams

Or picks up on subtle in differences

It becomes more about finding strength from within

Than collecting emotional collateral that

May or may not saturate your surroundings

As you try to find definition in a kaleidoscope of people

You grow angry and tired then accept that

You can’t change people to fit your needs

You see things as they are

See people as they are

Everyone thinks that they are not the type of person

That makes you find fault with because of this or that

When stripped clean of distortion and protection

We are more like that person of disinterest

As time and reality blend and fade then regenerates

You find it easier to pick your battles

Change what you can without guilt or manipulation

And reach out to those who will inspire and be inspired

Then return home to your center

Shake of the negatives

Pull in the positives and never stop being you

 

 

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