The Calling

It requires a certain kind of madness to follow your passions. The road not taken can be confusing and treacherous. Is it worth listening to your heart? What if you fail?

 O’ what have you done? 

You have stirred the unknown 

How cold and comfortable were we 

living the mundane 

Why did you ask your purpose here? 

What good did it bring? 

Only to rob you off  

your sleep and sanity 

 

Why did you stir such passion? 

which you cannot hold 

Why did you break the dam of fear? 

to unleash the rivers  

of your inner being 

And let them deposit in heaps 

That creativity on their beds 

 

If you had just listened, 

“Tend your sheep” 

“Mind your keep” 

Don’t wander off 

into the treacherous terrain 

of the beating heart 

Now, you are exiled for life 

Such a fool! 

Such a, damn fool!

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

sometimes we are content to just wade through life at an even keel but with no excitement...and no chance of hurt---but if we allow ourselves to really feel...it is dangerous, but makes life jump outside that mundane box...and even with some pain attached, it is worth it.