TAKE OFF YOUR ARMOR

I wish you’d take off your armor. 

It’s so sad to see your power, 

caged by a web of stories. 

You could weave a masterpiece 

with your brilliance, 

but the light is so thickly 

encased in rubble 

that it needs a revolution to 

tear down the stones.

I see it in there, 

shining inside you, 

your heart... 

it beams the same radiance 

of the universe.

You live in fear and shame, 

but the stories that bind you, 

they don’t mean your heart is 

void of love. 

Breathe a sigh of relief, 

YOU are as full of love as anyone! 

Just peel back the casket and 

let your heart pour through you, 

as it wants to, 

as it was designed to. 

Your heart, it wants to 

bleed from your pores,
waft from your tears, 

emanate from your words, and 

exhale from your touch. 

Your heart wants to
be the guru of your life.

It is your best protector, 

much better than the armor you wear, 

so try your heart on, and then 

take a look in the mirror. 

You may suddenly

flood with emotion, 

with grief for a life lost, 

joy for a life gained, 

tears of overwhelming beauty 

falling from the soul 

behind your own, open eyes.