and so now it’s your turn

go where many before have crossed in

imagination ignite

light up your craven corner of shadow might

dust covered opining labelled wisdom

beliefs absent of truth or foundation

single paragraph cardboard arguments

no mirror required to see

what and who you’ve let yourself become

you already know you know you know

attention to the details

humbled by the mystery of a big world

your connection to your silver sacred thread

slow ponderous pacing outlasts

impatient gains and irreversible consequence

of haste disguised as efficiency

veiled doggerel passed off as intellect

breathe deep some clean air

there must still be some out there somewhere

nudge with intent but remember the gentle side

entrance is always free

the door is never locked to possibility

still it is your mind the chains must be

loosed from before you can begin

blood flows and a heart beats steady within

when you decide again

to be compassionately human🪶