United to the Call

I don’t know what I did expect
When it first occurred I must connect
Alternative paths most not direct
Renounce their dogma and what they project

My search for my tribe becoming suspect
First told you belong – then me you reject
If from collective mind one dares defect
Conditional love the group will reflect

Unyielding heart dropped shield meant to protect
Fellowship’s price – flood of conformity, to deflect
Do I have a part – to question correct
I seek to walk my way home - to deep self respect

To diverse and varied people collect
My truth offered with no disrespect
The voice of many may still misdirect
I answer only where soul and the Divine intersect.