Will today
Truly be
My day?
To be sure
I awaken
To a day
Replete with
Infinite potential
I
Have waged
A war
Spanning
A life time
Believing
My very
Being
Hinged on
Inextinguishably
Etching
My signature
Beyond
The reach
Of mortality
Hypervigilant
My effort
To remain
One step
Ahead
Of being
Consumed
By an
Irreverent conformity
Terminal uniqueness
Shredded
The fabric of
Compassion & connection
Spawning
That which
I feared
The most
Irrelevance
Collateral damage
Became inconsequential
Vastly less important
Than "survival"
Sheer will-power
For so long
Wielded defensively
Near becoming
My undoing
Redirected to
No longer
Waging war
I belong
To my heart
My heart
Belongs
To the world
A heart centred
Directive
Provides meaning
That moment to moment
Expresses the soul
While honouring others
It calls
For attentive listening
And inspired action
Unique
But "against" no one.
R. O'Neill (April 19, 2018)
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