I heard it once and I believed, <br />That was my name and I was relieved, <br />That was enough and I was satisfied, <br />Didn't matter if was truth or someone lied, <br /> <br />They told me again and I was bound to see, <br />That was the life and that was the fee, <br />She was the anima and I was the animus <br />I was the plus and she was the minus <br /> <br />Years kept coming through and they wouldn't be stopped <br />I had to follow rules or I was to be mocked <br />And the price to be paid to leave the others shocked <br />Often could mean I had to be locked <br /> <br />In a world of lines I couldn't be a blur <br />I couldn't be naked in the world of the fur, <br />Doesn't matter if real or the fake of the fakes, <br />Not being in line was the worst of mistakes <br /> <br />It was just when my usefulness seemed to end <br />They stopped trying to fix or make the amend <br />'Cause line I couldn't be for hard as I tried, <br />My time had ran out and my youth had dried, <br /> <br />And left alone I started to lament <br />(Well, not the fact that my life was for rent) <br />But the point that as happy or sad I became <br />Decision was never mine, that was my shame <br /> <br />Because life is just one, at least as we know, <br />And it is way too short to live it low, <br />So seize your happiness and call it yours <br />Open your own paths and open your own doors <br /> <br />So don't forget this poet's words: <br />Doesn't matter if you conquer atoms or worlds <br />Don't be a doll that could be stored in a shelf, <br />Be your own lord and do things by yourself<br /><br />Pedro Cescon<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-invisible-ruler/
