:::Vow of Strength:::

I replace smoking with stillness,
frustration with movement.
I replace aggression with music,
loneliness with bubbling love.

I seek out solitude, and trees.
I keep watch over me–
over my thoughts,
over my words,
over my actions.

I give into the inner rivulets
that once distracted me with rushing calm–
I fall underneath sorrow–
into a new land of subtle hues.

I sacrifice paralyzing sadness,
abandoning it for good food.

I eat from my family’s garden.
I eat from the Earth.
I step away from the house often
just to show my appreciation.
I step away whatever the cost.

The word ::bard:: hangs in the horizon,
an orb too bright to ignore.
Focus and clarity,
Sacrifice and work,
Brilliance and the Liquidy Essence–
it’s all in the balance.