What if today you chose kindness?

(Frida Kahlo, Self -Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940)

What if you were kind to one person today?

What if that person was you?

What if you said 

I'm enough

What if you allowed yourself to believe 

That perfection is but a lie

And imperfection the masterpiece

That the things don't matter

That the what if's

And the if only's

Are the sleight of hand we use to hide the truth

Lies are told

By the empty sages who howl at the door

The musts

The shoulds

False prophets yell from street corners 

To tell you the wrongs

The failings

The disappointment

The bruises and the hurts

Delivered and delivering.

Empty words 

Bleat incessantly

Beat you down into submission

Ease in agreement

False beauty with talons

Acquiesce and be torn apart

Momentarily placated

Before

The goal posts move

And

Conflicting commands

Come from new corners.

Close your ears to sirens

Bind them

And fill them with daisies

Hold the silence

Listen for the first whisper of truth

Let it grow

The rhythm of the heart writes on the stone

Slow and steady

While the world around ebbs and flows

While beasts scream and claw

And clamber to cover and obscure

It continues below. 

Waiting to be recognised

Waiting to be found

Feel

Vibration and resonance

Know 

That it belongs

The song plays

While the mosquitos buzz

Hear the breeze 

Gentle caresses on leaves above

Eucalyptus to cleanse

Hints of rosemary 

For remembrance and clarity

Scent and sound.

Wipe the oils on your brow

And wrap the leaves round your heart. 

Focus on the melody

Let the words rise

Enough 

Worthy

Okay

Believe.

What if today you chose kindness?

Michelle