Beware of what you say ‘yes’ to
It is such a small word
Yes
But it may steal your soul
It may take your light
That rises each morning
On your mountain range
And decimate you
With your amazing uniqueness
Do not cry for something that
Everyone else aspires to
For it may not suit your soul
It may dull your senses
And steal your magic
And turn you into one of them
Instead take your courage
And say ‘no’ to the things
That have the veneer of brilliance
That you know do not fit you
These may seem like windows
But are frosted and will steal
Your clarity
Say ‘no’ to the wide doors
That appear to be entrances
Wide red carpets
Chandeliers, grand pianos
Playing someone else’s music
Dig your tunnel in the dirt
Scrape the earth that you know
Will lead you to something far more
Breathtaking
Get the dirt of you under your nails
As you create the thing
That all of us will stand and admire
And say yes to.

© Tanya Southey @ Ordinary Poetry

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