because all it takes is some honesty
and a big kick in the pants
to realize
sometimes,
you're just wrong:
whether reflexive-emotions
and a compulsive tongue,
a lack of commitment to
finding the bright side,
self-hate,
self-love,
self-imbalance,
retroactive habits
and a war of intentions,
auto-audited worth and
what you'll settle for
(when no one is watching),
insecurity,
fear,
and the ease with which we can
prop ourselves up
side by side with
things
people
perfection
disasters
we have no business comparing ourselves to.
we are wrong
(i am wrong)
when what has become of
what God created
is what i most want to
close without saving;
we were never meant to equal
a laundry list of regrets.
to ask. to praise. to thank.
today, more than ever before,
your name is Great.
even if it leaves you dead broke,
give yourself a break.
is simple.
is a healthy body.
makes no sense to those it could matter less to.
is who you know
(and what they do).
pays to visit.
doesn't sit around and wait to be had.
tastes a lot like turkey bacon.
forgets.
can be found on pinterest.
happens during downward dog
and Sunday Dinner.
apologizes.
is (stupid) first impressions.
is where you'd rather be.
ignores what it's compared to,
disregards what it will never be.
doesn't care for formalities.
is not a sum of money to spend.
lets you hold it tight.
lets you mess up.
lets you get ugly.
is strength for honesty
and an ease that puts cheap imitations to shame.
The most important things usually
feel like a dead end
is a healthy body.
makes no sense to those it could matter less to.
is who you know
(and what they do).
pays to visit.
doesn't sit around and wait to be had.
tastes a lot like turkey bacon.
forgets.
can be found on pinterest.
happens during downward dog
and Sunday Dinner.
apologizes.
is (stupid) first impressions.
is where you'd rather be.
ignores what it's compared to,
disregards what it will never be.
doesn't care for formalities.
is not a sum of money to spend.
lets you hold it tight.
lets you mess up.
lets you get ugly.
is strength for honesty
and an ease that puts cheap imitations to shame.
The most important things usually
feel like a dead end
just to turn one last time
and lead to the shore.
