Gratitude
The inside of my mind,
the design is so complicated.
So intricate,
and it seems that thoughts
can be so crowding,
and fear does this rerouting
where your thoughts become deceiving,
so demeaning
it can make you avoid the things
you want to do the most.
I want to do great things!
And I believe that I can do them,
But waves come crashing down.
Then I know that I am drowning.
And I can swim but instead of gliding through the water my arms they flail around,
And My legs they do not kick but yet they tremble.
I resemble the emotional aspects of life:
The action and the reaction.
Fight or flight response they call it.
But if I flee from the fear that tries to imprison me
I become my greatest opponent.
I become a masochistic tornado
turning me inside and out.
And If I fight
It becomes a war within myself
One where I can win and
one where I can also lose
But I decide I'll take the chance.
When my mind says no I say "yes I can!"
When my body wants to run away
I stand my ground.
I tell myself to breathe
"I can do this!"
When I want to build mountains out of crumbs
"It will happen!"
I will no longer allow demons to lure me into trances,
divide me into two and separate me from my greatest desires.
Yes it is simple to take the seriousness of it all
and make it into a trend.
But to someone who must make amends to the way they approach certain situations
For once, it is not to become a part of the in-crowd
because I want out, crowd
Lifting the heaviness of the issue to make your feed more appealing
Is uneasy to those who have struggled
However, I have the control now,
to my own liberation.
Anxiety will not intimidate me anymore.
And I have found that your teachings are the reasons for my inner peace.
and so I thank you.
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