Your Time: It Is Time (A poem of living, a message of hope)

Is it not time

to live?

It could mean learning

things like faith, hope, courage,

resilience, perseverance…

Your Time, Benie.

It is time. 
It is time to do it. 
It is time to live that life, 
see that person. 
It is time 
to travel that place, 
let that thing go, 
leap into the heavens  
of freedom. 
It is time 
to try that food, 
try that outfit. 
It is time 
to make that art, 
chase that dream, 
live that dream. 
It is time 
to take what's yours, 
and yet do no harm, 
forgive, forgive, 
and love. 
It is time 
to sing 
your heart's desires 
in a sweet, 
silent tune, 
of pursuit, 
of courage. 
It is time 
to soothe your mind 
into everlasting peace. 
It is time 
to speak 
and to master silence. 
It is time 
to fight, 
fight with no swords, 
no guns, 
no fists; 
it is time 
to fight 
for our souls, 
for love, 
for truth 
and for what is true. 
It is time 
to acknowledge
the beauties of life-- 
nature, 
life itself, 
happiness, 
love, 
and the mystery
that all is. 

Some nights, 
you will not find 
comfort in sleep, 
in rest. 
You will think, 
you will want, 
you will stress, 
you will cry. 
You will wonder: 
Why? 
Why! 
Some nights, 
you will feel alone, 
you will be alone. 
Such nights, 
you may feel afraid, 
you may feel tied down, 
you may feel like change 
is too far off. 
Doubt may creep 
into your heart, 
it may attempt 
to consume your mind. 
But this is your life, 
gentle one. 
Is it not time 
to live? 
It could mean learning 
things like faith, 
hope, 
courage, 
resilience, 
perseverance. 
It could mean 
wanting lesser 
and doing the most 
with what you have. 
It could mean trying. 
It could mean accepting
things like failure, 
pain, 
disappointment, 
heartbreak, 
sadness, 
as part of life, 
as part of being. 
It could mean understanding. 
It could mean more than 
you and I can think of. 
But is it not time? 

May you live, 
and live truly. 
It is time. 
It is your time. 

©BenieLangat, 2022. 

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