LISTEN

Deep inside

is a wish,

a notion to break loose

from any restrictions on my Spirit.

Deep inside

is a letter from me

to read to myself

and trust in my madness to be free.

Deep inside

I’ve discovered

I have forgotten my worth

and sold myself for pennies.

How can I break loose

from this hypnotic world

and rise again from within?

How many times

have I pondered this path

only to become distracted?

Deep inside

Listen.

—Michael Bailey