Awaken. 

Breathe as though you were suffocating. 

Awaken. 

Inhale breaths of fire, 

Choke on the dust of apathy, 

Of conditioning, 

Of desire. 

Awaken. 

Step outside yourself 

By diving into yourself 

And liberating. 

Rattle the chains that hold you captive; 

The needs that are not needs, 

The joys that are not yours, 

The norms that you have formed. 

Awaken. 

The truth is not yours to keep, 

It’s there, 

It’s clear, 

Untainted by the fear you think you own; 

The fear you think you are entitled to. 

Time heals nothing, 

And this shall not pass 

Unless you do. 

Awaken. 

Breathe as though you were suffocating 

Because you are 

And you shouldn’t be 

And it’s all in your clumsy hands, 

Your burdened heart, 

Your restless mind, 

All fast asleep in your fears;

The fears that are not there, 

That you think you are entitled to. 

Awaken. 

Shameless. 

Fearless. 

You heal.