'My beliefs and restrictions. <br />Those thoughts I kept, <br />That brought upon me an isolation. <br />And my obsession with fear and death! ' <br /> <br />Why are you doing that now? <br /> <br />'There is nothing about them valued. <br />Not a solid single thing! <br />Now I appreciate what freedom means. <br />And the clarity it brings! ' <br /> <br />What do you think it means? <br /> <br />'Stepping out of a box I tried to fit in. <br />Observing those crushed against each other... <br />Trying to impress themselves. <br />With manifested nonsense. <br />And ridding myself of those thing's <br />That do not provide my sustained peace of mind.' <br /> <br />But that is not happiness. <br />You need things to make you happy! <br />I know I do. <br /> <br />'No! <br />I needed those things for pretentious reasons. <br />But when I discovered my peace of mind... <br />I knew immediately to get rid of a whole lot of 'stuff'! <br />And leaving that with attitudes with bitterness behind. <br /> <br />OH! So... <br />You value that more than anything? <br /> <br />'Yes! <br />Once it arrives... <br />There is nothing like it! <br />You will find yourself removing everything, <br />That makes it feel uncomfortable! <br />Everything! <br />That's how determined I am to keep it! <br />So I hope you are not here to test me? <br />I can become vicious when it comes to protecting it.' <br /> <br />But, <br />I can't see a thing! <br /> <br />'I said... <br />I can become 'vicious' when it comes to protecting it. <br />Should I show you? '<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/once-it-arrives/
