Why?

“Why shield yourself?

What are you hiding?

Do you attempt to circumvent?

Why go out of your way only to make a big mess?

What do you question?

Can you confess -

the fault of emotional debt?

Charge yourself for abstaining from taking the steps -

Do you believe life is hard?

Do you make it harder to rest?

Why do you sweat?

What lies under your vest?

How can you puff up your chest but succumb to self-consciousness?

What’s adding up?

What makes more sense?

Struggling with nothing or running from help?

Are you aware of your worth?

Is potential crowded by hurts -

inflicted by you but chocked up to the work of the rest?

Is it just?

For once, could you just be honest and trust in your gut?”

- Old Dying Joe