To find my spirit, is to free my mind. <br />My mind tells me what I want. <br />My spirit tells me what I already have. <br />What is pleasing to the eyes, <br />Is poison to the spirit. <br />Love things and use people. <br />Give the power to a thought, <br />Leaves me powerless. <br />My mind wants control of all. <br />My spirit says I must control myself. <br />For it is all I have the power to do. <br />If I fear I am sick, <br />I can will myself to feel sick. <br />Even though I am really well. <br />I live according to my fears. <br />My life is surrounded by my giant. <br />I cannot breathe. <br />I am suffocated, by what I imagine. <br />I think what once was, still is. <br />I fear for my future, based on my past. <br />I cannot move forward, <br />If I am constantly held back. <br />By the chains of my mind that bind me, <br />I can only be at one place at one time. <br />My past or my present. <br />If I hold on to both, <br />One hand on my past, one on my future, <br />They each pull me in opposite directions, <br />Leaving me torn. <br />Let go of the past. <br />Grab a hold of the future with both hands. <br />It's will to be a wild ride! <br />With my mind, all things are probable. <br />With my spirit, all things are possible.<br /><br />Ryan Lee Morris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/breaking-the-chain/
