Lighter

I am going to take life a lot lighter now,

not that I intend to take it less seriously …

just lighter, too much drama kills the actor,

too much pain dulls your senses, and I want

to be more aware … aware of life around me,

aware to the possibilities, aware of me and all

the subtle changes that are occurring in me.

  

Lighter sounds a good word, buoyancy is

always a lovely feeling, to breathe the air

and be one with it, to flow effortlessly down

the road of life, to be open and honest with

oneself and all about you, and if lost … to

regain your sense of self and your place.

 

For to long did heaviness follow my every step,

like a cloaked spectre … oppressive and denying

me the ability to breath or even to move through

my days and nights … no more.

 

I will choose lightness, I will choose to be in and

of the world once more, to move unfettered in

decision, aware of my self, sure of my desires,

awake to all of the possible gifts of this life …

I will be … lighter.

Glenn D. Clarke  10/2010