CHOSE IT

I used to be so concerned

By what other people think

But more than that I sought to judge

Who they chose to be

The fact is that's exhausting

And it left no room for me

To have opinions for myself

And who I want to be

Concern concern concern

How it dashes every hope

It spoils all your dreams

And fills you up with "no's"

Yet somehow I've lost my patience

To have a single care

I'm curled up in gratification

And intend to stay right here

I do not long for needless things

Nor for things I deemed appropriate

I simply strike away each thought

That within includes a "no" in it

I look back at that wasteland

Called "the land of expectation"

It truly, got me nowhere

But "loss of exultation"

Now I live for every moment

Never watch them fade away

Life is full of endless moments

No need to beg for them to stay

Spiritual constipation

Everyone lives double lives

The one they pretend to care for

And the one they're forced to hide

But I'm no longer hiding

I'm truly awesome, and I know it

Somehow I backed into this frame

But now I'm glad I chose it