If I Had Not Become Spiritual

If I Had Not Become Spiritual

If I had not become spiritual,

Life would appear a different way.

I would care what people think of me and what they say.

Their words would cut me like a sword and make me insecure.

They would tell me who I am because I would be unsure.

I would always be in darkness, not knowing how to find my light.

Everything would make me emotional and possibly pick a fight.

I would always restrict myself from being who I want to be,

Trying to care about how others would look at me.

If I had not become spiritual,

My pride and ego would push good people away;

Because my shadow would take over and tell me all the wrong things to say.

I would always think I’m right, never thinking that I’m wrong.

I would always lie and have excuses; it would almost sound like a song.

Change would be scary; accountability would be too.

I would always find a valid reason to act the way I do.

But because I am spiritual,

Life is better this way.

I may not be perfect, but I know the right things to say.

I am accountable and admits when I am wrong.

I don’t try to fit in where I simply don’t belong.

I am unapologetically, authentically, and naturally me.

I am whoever I want to be.

I am wise, kind, peace, and love.

I am divine, my heart is healed, and my aura is pure like a dove.

So if I had not become spiritual,

I wouldn’t know how to write this poem.

I would still be in darkness, undertaken by its storm.

I would be blind, lost, and salty like the sea.

But because I am spiritual,

My eye is open, I am protected, and my soul is free.

-Kiara