"Enlightened"

Wild and free can never be tamed

Exploring free will is the aim of the game

No more hiding who I am out of fear or shame

Others can talk about me behind my back

Even spill close-held secrets in my name

But no matter how you spin it

You spit your venom in vain

I watch you tear people down

Instead of building them up

Claiming knowledge that overflows

From some grand esoteric cup

You turn your nose up at others

Because you think that you're above us

But you're just as petty as the rest

However, I confess, it's no contest

we are not each other's opponent

Just see your flaws, now, and own it

As you ignore advice you once gave me

To be honest with others more lovingly

I took those words deep to heart

I practiced them each day

Only to realize we are all the same

No one knows more

Than anybody else

We are all lost in confusion

Separated from ourselves

Pushing for more division

From the oneness that is you

Passing off your judgement

To the ones you deem “untrue”

Who are any of us to judge

A life that's not our own

That's not your heart and soul

This is not your flesh and bone

It's not for me to determine

what is best for you

My mission is encouraging

others to be true

To themselves and their existence

To show up exactly as they are

To not hold anyone's opinions

Too closely to their heart

To chase their passions

With relentless desire

Pouring energy into what they love

Before they too, expire

Before they look back

With nothing left to show

Except a crutch made out of grudge

And the emptiness of a soul

Where regrets formed, instead of bonds

As we drowned in our abandonments

And found ways to be an island

Turning away all help that was sent

While you can't help those

that won't tread their own water

To look down on them instead

Is a misstep, you'll surely falter

They will miss the point

Of the great words that you speak

Turning wisdom into toxins

With no way to stop the leak

Of soap box information

Where you mounted your high horse

And set your sights to be above

Ego-driven, on par for the course

We forget why life is scary

Why we choose “comfortable” lies

Over truth we accept manipulation

Instead of love, our pride does rise

There’s so much to existence

Is this really what you choose

To focus on with much persistence

Is this how you will live your truth?