Scribbled Thoughts

Change is loud,

so duck your head

without hope,

unsure if you want

their attention

or to just disappear

back into the shadows

where you are safe

but lonely.

Paint with foil,

the reflection revealing

something beneath

long hidden

and long forgotten.

Time to surface now,

time to remember

the possibility

of colour.

Silence is sulking,

voicing is accusation.

Either way you’re losing,

either way you’re

in the wrong.

Do better.

Sound to ignite

a wave of energy,

a sign to begin

the day and its tasks.

Reaching to snooze

when nothing is offered,

a deadly cycle

you slip deeper in

and have no incentive

to escape.

The strike of the clock

thrusts you from that world

and creates a two-day block,

leaving you helpless,

without purpose

until a solution can be found.

Remember to blink

and see what’s real

around you.

Embark on a quest,

a task to test your worth

and those you entrusted to help,

believing in a dream

above all others

and preparing to live through anything

to see it fulfilled.

Will it look the same,

at the end?

New adventures

to stir the soul

and resuscitate

a need for excitement,

pounding blood

throughout your body

and igniting a thrill

to be the best,

and uncover the newest

most dangerous tests

you’ll overcome and

grow from.

Live for the guilt,

its presence forcing

breath into your lungs

and driving movement

into your body.

Let go and what’s left?

Does that person

even exist anymore?

Are they worth you

trying?

Cut away the weight

and offer opportunities

of a different perspective,

one where you have confidence

and believe you are worth

the air you breathe.