Rise Above the Noise

If I choose not to listen
To Live
Without your constant buzzing in my ears
Will you still speak?

If I choose not to see
To Live
With my own perceptions
Will you still insist on showing me the way?

If I choose not to go by your approval
To Live
With my own mistakes and self-exacerbation
Will you still believe your censorship matters?

If I choose not to embrace your gospel
To Live
With my own truth
Will you still make it your duty to convert me?

If I choose to hear what I need to hear
To listen to my own voices
Yet celebrate your choices
With you
While I still have my own views
Will you still try to silence my independence?

Let me Live
Without suppression
Without disturbance
Without coercion
So we can both flourish

Distract me not with your inner turmoil
Or blame me for it
Because I still rise from the ashes
Why can’t we both rise together in our own way?
In Peace?

If you want to help me
Support me with love and silence
Without domination and decibels
Support me by letting me breathe
Let us both hold hands
While we Levitate
And rise above the noise.

Credits: Creative Commons images courtesy of Wendy Nelson (1st image)  and marfis75 (2nd image).