I Know
Be careful
They say
You'll get hurt
They say
You're not safe
They say
I'll protect you
They say
Listen to me
They say
I know what's best for you
They say
Don't reach for the stars
They say
It makes me feel uncomfortable to watch you break free
They say
Don't have experiences that could be bad for you
They say
Don't do anything that could make you fail
They say
What makes you so afraid to live?
I say
What has life been for you?
I say
To have had your spirits crushed
Your heart broken so many times
That you have built up titanium armor
The only thing you know that can hold your tender heart in place
But this is the mind's reason
OH so real
And OH so fake
Listen to me if you will, I say
Only the darkest days could bring the light
For you would not know otherwise what true light is
Only the fall of a thousand failures, no, more
Could be the solid rock bottom foundation upon which to rebuild
Questioning doubt from the conditioned mind
Only seeks to be embraced, to be heard
Illusions that have created individual truths
Only walls built to be destroyed
Journeying a million miles
From this starting place on my map
Renewed again in each moment
Grounds into me life, whole and lived
No more need for rebellion
No need to be righteous
Compassion surrounds me
As I hold you in your tears
Break down, dear soul
This suffering is useless
Surrender into the sovereign softness
You will be held
A little bit of courage is all it takes
You see me, I have walked this path
What makes you fear that you will not be able to?
What makes you so afraid to break?
Is freedom not worth the little bit of humility?
Walk through the fire, my friend
Recognize yourself in the mirror
Find yourself in Love
The love that is greater than you and I
Into the space that was created for us
Commit to this discovery
To being human, to being divine
Gail Trojanowski
July 27, 2012
They say
You'll get hurt
They say
You're not safe
They say
I'll protect you
They say
Listen to me
They say
I know what's best for you
They say
Don't reach for the stars
They say
It makes me feel uncomfortable to watch you break free
They say
Don't have experiences that could be bad for you
They say
Don't do anything that could make you fail
They say
What makes you so afraid to live?
I say
What has life been for you?
I say
To have had your spirits crushed
Your heart broken so many times
That you have built up titanium armor
The only thing you know that can hold your tender heart in place
But this is the mind's reason
OH so real
And OH so fake
Listen to me if you will, I say
Only the darkest days could bring the light
For you would not know otherwise what true light is
Only the fall of a thousand failures, no, more
Could be the solid rock bottom foundation upon which to rebuild
Questioning doubt from the conditioned mind
Only seeks to be embraced, to be heard
Illusions that have created individual truths
Only walls built to be destroyed
Journeying a million miles
From this starting place on my map
Renewed again in each moment
Grounds into me life, whole and lived
No more need for rebellion
No need to be righteous
Compassion surrounds me
As I hold you in your tears
Break down, dear soul
This suffering is useless
Surrender into the sovereign softness
You will be held
A little bit of courage is all it takes
You see me, I have walked this path
What makes you fear that you will not be able to?
What makes you so afraid to break?
Is freedom not worth the little bit of humility?
Walk through the fire, my friend
Recognize yourself in the mirror
Find yourself in Love
The love that is greater than you and I
Into the space that was created for us
Commit to this discovery
To being human, to being divine
Gail Trojanowski
July 27, 2012