Robert M.Drake

You’ve got to work on yourself

day by day.

You’ve got to remember

that your entire life

is a work in progress.

That you’re going to have

bad days but also good ones

to balance everything out.

You’ve got to know

that sometimes you’re going to get

your heart broken.

While other times,

you’re the one

who’s going to be breaking

someone else’s.

You’ve got to accept

that nothing ever goes as planned

and that nothing is perfect.

You’ve got to realize

that what you feel

is never wrong

and you must always trust

your intuition

but also accept

the consequence of things.

You’ve got to know

that it’s never too late

to be where you want to be.

To become

who you want

to become.

To feel

what you want

to feel

and to love

the way you want

to be loved:

both freely

and without discrimination.

You’ve got to believe in this,

live by this,

and listen to your voice

when you have to.

In all shapes and forms.

You’ve got to empower

every human you love

and empower yourself

to be good

to those you don’t love.

To be good, you know?

And let everything that brings

the light closer to you,

and everything

that brings you peace .

in.

The way you need

to be loved

and the way you want

are two very different things.

One you can learn

to live without

while the other

will take a lifetime

to accept.

You have to listen to yourself,

to what you need,

feel,

to be willing

to lose yourself in

the kind of love

you deserve.

The birds fly.

The leaves fall.

The seasons change.

The wind causes friction

on my skin.

The sun rotates.

It hides.

It appears.

It shines

no matter what.

The oceans feel ease.

The waves flow,

and most of the time,

I am here,

thinking

about you.