Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.
Consequences be damned.
I've met myself in media many times
seen myself on subways, highways and byways
in books, in mirrors, in sad and happy voices
I have seen myself in those who hid their faces
from those who think themselves...GOD!
i have seen myself in you, you and you
Now comes the time to throw off the shackles
that bind your minds
BE FREE
+++do you know why the caged bird sings
+++that wild thing which was made to soar
should never be imprisoned
neither should you cage your mind
limiting your possibilities
+++Maya knew why the caged bird sang
it craved the freedom of the skies
not the sadness of a life lived according to
the dictates of its captor
the loss of its independence
the slow dying of its soul
+++don't follow fads and fashions
they are only temporary
distractions
find your own niche
spin your own fashion
upon life's immeasurable loom
be a poet
a poet laureate
Beat that drum...rat-a-tat-a-tat...rat-a tat-a-tat
Loud and strong
be a pirate
sail the angry ocean
be a song
a #1 hit
be the wind
harness your soul
shave your head
wear it proud
Delete the learned
write that book
a bestseller
rake in the dough
quit the soul sucking job
travel the world
safari in Africa
run with the bulls
in Pamplona
eat fried grasshoppers
tuna eyeball and stinky tofu
drink snake wine in Vietnam, but
beware the venomous snakes
travel the world though broke
do odd jobs to supplement
your lack of income
chart your own course
live the life
be that author
write your adventures
with gusto and passion
read a thousand books
travel a thousand miles
even if it happens
only in your imagination....
DREAM MERCILESSLY!
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"Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly". (Franz Kafka).
About the Creator
Antoni De'Leon
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. (Helen Keller).
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This was spectacular! Amen to seizing the day!
this was wonderful