Cure In The Asking

society says
“do this”
“don’t do that”

and we are taught
to obey
that bad advice

we obey to
fit in to
conform

to avoid making waves
splashing
swimming past the buoys
(where the sharks reside)

then at some point
some of us at least
realize or discover

we feel most alive
when we disobey

go against the grain
splash and make waves
swim in deeper water

where does that judgment
that strength
come from?

what processes and
experiences
enable us to say:

i am as good as dead

who is killing me?
what do i suffer from?
what’s the cure?

it is in asking
we find the cure:

go back to being
disobedient
to being naughty

walking that different path

beating that drum
that has that unique rhythm
that is our own

where do we find courage

to go back
to being that inner child
to rebel

to change
our lives

to live
by our own rules

to live alone
with our own identity

we keep dancing
to that special rhythm
walking down dark alleys
 
against the warnings
against the rules
against the restrictions

creating new paths
taking risks
in spite of fear

being strange
being different
being weird

being
our selves
no matter what

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