Imagine being afraid to falter
because you’re watched
and people might mock in laughter
being afraid to live,
trapped in the desire to please
afraid to love,
in case you attract vultures
or get your tender heart ruptured
imagine losing the opportunity to care
because it’s not the trend
or missing out on letting the people you love know that
you love them
imagine living in the bondage of the pursuit of perfection
without embracing the wild side, the child
what dreariness of a life that
never broke the rules
imagine living for the validation of people who do
not even live up to their expectations of themselves
living outside of your authenticity…
the daily urgency of passing time, wasted time
imagine the restlessness of your spirit
when such a life is done – or cut short.
