I know you, I've been there Sure there is some genuineness There is a desire to connect But there are also many masks It's an act It only seems real Because everyone else does it Playing the game Doing what you believe you need to In order to be accepted By those whose approval you seek Thinking to it will make you worthwhile Yet with every new imitation You watch yourself from a little farther away Careful, son Lest the gulf within you The growing crevasse in your soul Grow into an abyss There is an answer There is a place of safety Acceptance for yourself It has a secret passage The one you so fear The way of truth and vulnerability The way of brokenness Where your illusion of strength dies Where layer by layer you moult The lies that bind fall away Those secrets you 'knew' would bring rejection Are revealed to be nuggets of oneness It so happens everyone has them Look around and ask yourself Why are they acting just like you? Come into the Light Come into Life Stephen Pursell, 9/10/04 |   |
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