YOU
 

Take a few moments,
find a quiet place,
turn off the music,
put away the phone,
take some time,
just to be alone.

Go into a room,
that has a mirror,
close the door,
and just relax,
just absorb the still,
just become with the quiet,
just gaze as who stands there.

In a few minutes,
you will begin to see,
that in your life,
you are what you have,
for within those eyes you look into,
is all about everything that you are.

You are all that is right,
you are all that is wrong,
you are all you believe,
you are what you perceive,
you are the one who can,
as well as the one who can't.

You are the front,
you are the back,
you are the judge,
you are the jury,
you are the half full,
you are the half empty.

You are all that you want,
you are all that you fear,
you are all the dreams,
you are also the nightmares,
you are the one who doubts,
you need you to believe.

You plant the seeds,
you allow them to grow,
you pretend you don't,
but, you know that you really know.

You are the god of your life,
for you choose your every mood,
you are the high and the low,
you are the happy and sad.

You are the subject and object,
you are the knower and known,
you are the do and the don't,
you are the will and the won't.

You are the clinger and clingee,
you are the dumper and dumpee,
you make life as easy as can be,
or you choose to wallow in misery.

The finger always points at you,
for you are master of all that you do,
it's all controlled by what you think,
you are what you believe you are.

Nothing in life will ever be,
without you allowing it,
you decide what you are,
you decide what you are not.

You decide how things affect you,
you decide who is in charge,
if you decide to give away the keys,
remember, it was YOU making the decision.

You are all that will take you forward,
you are all that will hold you back,
you are all that justifies what you are,
you are all that puts yourself down.

No one cares what you do or don't,
for each has his own mirror and eyes,
we each play a role in life outside,
but, from YOU, you'll never hide.

You are all that you will be,
you may decide staying silent in misery,
it's your choice, you now know,
the seeds grow, good or bad,
depending what thoughts you feed them with.

In the mirror, this is your life,
in the mirror, the windows of possibility,
in the mirror, all you wish for,
in the mirror, your hopes await,
when you pray, look into this mirror,
and know just WHO is in charge.

You may wish to pretend another is in charge,
that is fine, for YOU are your boss,
it is YOUR decision to make,
that defines just WHO is the boss.

You hold all the keys,
to all that you'll ever be,
you have NOW in your sight,
for YOU to decide, use it,
or allow it to pass,
moment after moment,
day after day,
minutes and hours,
just ticking away,
energy melting into space,
and as you look as the eyes on that face,
may you know that each and every tick,
is YOUR'S to capture,
for it is never too late,
the time is never wrong,
life is yours to use or abuse,
life is yours to use or to waste away,
just as long as you clearly know,
just WHO is behind that choice,
just WHO is behind that decision,
just WHO can change it,
just WHO needs to accept it,
it is always YOU.
 
 

©Written by: Ed Kassirer
June 3, 2004