It is in the light that we wish to stand,
urges suppressed, trying to keep our bad memories purged and repressed.
Speaking like a politician on Election Day,
nervous like hell but praying it’ll all be okay.
It is in the light we wish to shine, and make our lives brighter,
illuminate those around us, be a smile to see with happiness to reflect.
Some shudder at the thought that some days we forget,
and hope to never be the perpetrator of neglect.
It is in darkness we feel guilt, shame, sadness,
as we throw darts at the bullseye over our own faces,
little do we know this bullseye is spinning in our minds
like a hurricane and those darts are missiles being dropped
on our emotions and self-esteem by our own conscience.
In darkness we try to forget by remembering
that 1 time out of 100 we made a noticeable mistake,
and mark that as a the beginning of the end, our fall from grace.
When our time to shine comes about, anxiety can surprise us.
Our mind does a search of “How many ways can this go wrong?”
faster and more thorough than Google ever could.
A side effect of success and progress can be high stress.
A mind on edge thinks everything is an all-or-nothing test.
Remember why you’re here,
learn to love the way it looks when you see yourself,
and the way it sounds when your own voice meets your ears.
“You have a right to be here,” as Max Ehrmann confirmed.
Don’t think of life as ‘Win or Lose,’
because no matter what happens, you live and you learn.
Rubén Sebastián Muñiz | ∞ 