Be True and Follow You Happiness Will
No Pain, No Gain
I am not here for fun.
Fun is a side effect.
I am not here for happiness.
Happiness is a side effect.
I am here to be true
And sometimes truth hurts.
In a different sense
The old maxim applies:
No pain, no gain.
The truth is:
I am not here.
For upon being,
I become.
Identity fragments,
But fragments
Form identity
That must ever evolve.
There is no integrity
That is Not
Bound to Change.
Stagnation turns
The elements
To poison.
Water must flow, eroding channels
In the Earth, new life grows.
Air must be free to move,
Feeding the Fire, body and soul.
Be true
And follow you
Happiness will.
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C. Rommial Butler
C. Rommial Butler is a writer, musician and philosopher from Indianapolis, IN. His works can be found online through multiple streaming services and booksellers.
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