Being

You Will Be Told
You Should Be
more Sociable,
more Involved,
more Community Minded.

You Should Be
less Quiet,
less Inclined to
Sit in Your Corner
Reading, or
Swiping on Your
Screens,

You Should Be
more Sensitive
to the Feelings
and Mood Swings
of Others,
more Willing To
Consider Beliefs
that Do Not Align
with Your Own.

More Often Than Not
You Will Be
The One
Telling Your Self
What You Should Be.

But What If
You
Are a Ray
of Pure Light,
Luminous With
the Love
that Forms
The Light
that Created
All That Is,

Always Have Been,
Always Will Be,
So
All You Need Do Is

Be.

(Photo by Omid Armin; UnSplash)