Although you made a claim yesterday
it may not be accurate today.
Your ego can wait.
As information emerges
embrace convergence.
We all have our fears
but one thing should be clear:
Our souls need to hear
what is right, what is true.
We exhaust ourselves
with labels and veils
to appeal
to someone we don’t know.
Science is the new God,
experts: the apostles—
but science was always meant
to be questioned;
as life is ever-changing
discoveries call for rearranging.
What becomes of a fact
if proven untrue?
It’s up to you.
Be accepted by the people
who are more adrift than you are?
or step out of the box—
invest in the future.
Not the feel-goods of today
avoiding conflict to stay
what— happy?
Happiness is a feeling;
highs and lows always fleeting
but Peace is a state of being
and seeing that life is more than this.
We’re presented challenges
to make us stronger
yet prefer the easier way out.
So we look around
for someone else to tell us what is
because we don’t have time for this.
Gotta get to work
to buy overpriced plastic
but the reality is:
If we just accept what we hear
without questioning it ourselves
we will always be products
on a system of shelves
until we are empty shells
with no personality—
no humanity—
giving up the differences
that help us balance all this.
Never forget this is your home too;
your mind is your castle,
don’t let it crumble.
On your stairs let them stumble
because you are stronger
than any lie that’s left at your door.
by Kayla Henry
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