Follow the Heart

Chapter 1: I have been…

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I have been on nine to five forever,

Have I followed anyone other than my boss? Never.

I have been repeating the simple details over and over,

And that is not why my soul is here to endeavor.

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I have been measured, and weighted, on a scale that other people want to see,

Are those my true values, and what I meant to be?

I have been cutting back and back, on pleasures that other peoples may disagree,

Do those “other people” matter, and do they even care about me?

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I have been on promise to give myself to other people,

But when I am all given, I am nothing but horrible.

I have been told to do whatever that I am able,

Where all I ever wanted in return, is just to put food on the table.

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I have been told, to be this guy and not to be that guy,

And all I end up being, is just another guy.

I have been told, not to ask why,

Where I can clearly sense, something wrong is nearby.

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I have been hurt, and been told everything would be alright,

As if I am always wrong, and they would always be right.

I have been living on paychecks so tight,

When will my dreams come true, I want them tonight.

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Chapter 2: Shouldn’t I…

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Shouldn’t I be spending the most of my time on,

the things that would turn me on?

Shouldn’t I know more than the part that I have done,

And get a big picture of the wholeness, what is really going on.

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Shouldn’t I grow essential skills over my hard work,

Instead of adding years to my resume just as another clerk.

Shouldn’t I go here and there to learn about other people’s work,

Not just being locked up in a box, and wondering how my life would work.

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Shouldn’t I be making a lot of connections to the outside,

No matter if it is personal or professionally tied.

Shouldn’t I feel what my customers would feel,

And not treating my heart just as another meal.

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Shouldn’t I have a say on where my skills would grow,

Instead of being told by my boss, that is where you should go.

Shouldn’t I become more efficient, by fine tuning the rhythm of work and rest,

That is optimized for me,

Won’t that work better, than meeting deadlines, and draining my energy.

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Shouldn’t I be finished up and gone,

So I can keep my career moving on.

Or just being fed with tasks every dawn,

That endlessly draws in, until my last breath is gone.

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Chapter 3: I would like…

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I would like to work for myself alone,

So I would have a say, on when is the best time to get down.

I would like to work on things that ignites my soul,

Where I am fully motivated, on the goal.

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I would like to work on things that are full of nourishment and learning,

therefore endlessly and endlessly, I can keep my mind growing.

I would like to be the person that connects to the customers,

So I would know in the first hand, that what is really hot, in our summers.

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I would like to face the monsters within myself, in the mirror.

with no boss forcing me to hide my darkness, in the corner.

I would like to take my wife along,

Even on the money making things, that I am done.

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I would like to have a say on where should I work tonight,

So I can keep getting things done, while keeping my grandparents tight.

I would like to share memories and pictures of my work,

with friends and families alike,

And not just working on hours,

while being told by a boss that I may or may not like.

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I would like to catch up to the revolutions, with a creative business idea.

Instead of hearing who I could be, from all over the media.

I would like to get things done and keep moving on,

Instead of stuck in a corner, and wondering where my time was gone.

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Chapter 4: Don’t we need …

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Don’t we need to see more beauty of our world,

With all this pandemic going on, that keeps getting unfurled.

Don’t we need to take a dive in our nature,

Where we can take our mask off, and stop living like a sculpture.

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Don’t we need more reads in our days,

with all these lockdowns on our weights.

Don’t we need more storytellers in our times,

In which we can explore unmasked on our climes.

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Don’t we need more technologies everywhere,

To connect us more seamlessly,

with no viruses passing through our air.

Don’t we need to learn and work more from home,

To prevent illnesses in our population starts to roam.

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Don’t we need more artists and creators,

To show us the wonders right around our corners.

Don’t we need more developers,

To create more funny apps, so we can enjoy right along with our comforts.

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Don’t we need more touch of a heart,

Where we are already separated by two meters apart.

Don’t we need more shine of light,

During the coldest hours of our night.

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Chapter 5: I would like to become…

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I would like to become a freelance application developer,

To build great tools right into our hands,

that would connect us together.

It could be an app to teach, or game to play,

As long as people will like it,

then I shall work on it, everyday.

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In meanwhile, I would also like to be a freelance photographer,

To remind people of the wonders of the outside,

Remind them the beautiful land around us has not yet died.

So we should keep our love and hearts strong,

To survive until the times we truly belong.

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If time shall permit, I would also love to write.

And publish stories that people would read at night.

Stories that could be thrilling or teaching,

Within that, a touch of heart is ever reaching.

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I would like to spread my wings and howl,

Pretty much like a crazy and energetic barn owl.

Where ever the wonders of this world would go,

My heart shall confidently rise, and spread wings to follow.

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No matter how hard it could be,

When you see what is coming, it is easy.

So I shall never fear in the dark,

Where all it is, is just shadows of me, on a trembling ark.