Picking Up Roots

Pace

to move forward
step back,

what is driving you,
where do you find holes
within yourself,

by slowing down
you can fill them in,

buck the external masters
whose whips
keep lashing you onward -
you are more
than their desires -

it is your life
to live
at your own pace

Unspoken

love unspoken
actions speak louder here
         they always have
         they always will

Opposition

seek out the roots -
the understanding
of what fuels
the perceptions -
of others

only when you know
where they are coming from
can you begin to know
their motivations;

without this knowledge
you are as blind
as they may appear to be;

make space for them
to be heard
so you may better understand