Remembering staring death in the face
And then seeing the cold, unfeeling
Eyes of a loved one, unfazed, annoyed as I
Fell apart before her,
I am humbled.

Watching more than once a closest love
Destroy themselves in an effort to
Numb the pain and obliterate their own
Suffering, while I am powerless to help,
I am humbled.

Hearing news of hate-fueled murders,
Power-hungry dictators killing their own
People, in the name of control
While privileged Americans buy their worth at a mall,
I am humbled.

Taking a risk and attempting to climb to
New heights, only to unexpectedly slide
Down, quickly, over the jagged, sharp,
Jutting earth, narrowly avoiding my own end,
I am humbled.

Thinking I know a person's character,
Trusting a love so deep
Only to watch demons overtake their mind
Leaving me at a loss for words, for air,
I am humbled.


I am humbled by my powerlessness.
I am humbled by the randomness of it all.
I am humbled by how quickly the fire of anger spreads.
I am humbled by the realization of just how lucky
I am to be


Still breathing.

It took some time
but you found out
the ways you could
be pulled taut like
a rubberband and then
let go, to snap back
into you.

You'll never forget
you; you simply
always change. 
You're always here,
always returnable, yet
fluid and fluctuating.
Don't resist; just
let it all
flow so
effortlessly.

LEAVE YOUR COMFORT ZONE.
Blow your sense of home
to bits.
LEAVE YOUR COMFORT ZONE.
Say goodbye to every little
familiar thing and every single
familiar person for no
other reason than to
grow new branches
of you.
LEAVE YOUR COMFORT ZONE.
Reach for the unknown,
let it
consume you, 
drown you out, but don't
let it
break you.
LEAVE YOUR COMFORT ZONE.
Grow new
parts of you.
Find new
depths and aspects
of your infinite,
eternal
Self.