doors

we speak of trust not coming easy anymore
let outward influences affect us
destroying us from inside

this is what we are protecting ourselves
against-any future hurt
but where is the healing.. being whole again

we are what we are.. not the outcome of a few
or more than a few unfortunate incidents in our life

each person is different unique
then how can we base our nature and reactions
only on a few painful incidents..
however destructive or hurtful they might have been

if there's been hurt there's been happiness too
why does that have to fade in comparison

if there is just one person we can find within ourselves to trust
that alone leaves a lot of hope
isn't that where the scales should swing

when you go finding gold you have to sift through a lot of dirt
if you go finding dirt what else do you get

we cannot give up on life and people so easily
even God didn't make any two of us alike
then how can we capsule the world
in one tiny negative whole

we all of us react to others.. hardly any actually respond
forgetting our individuality and personal choices

if someone bangs a door in our face
we go right back and bang one in theirs
if another like to stay behind shut doors
what's stopping us from the fresh air and sunshine

we dislike a quality in another
continue to react in the same fashion
doing what.. somewhere disliking ourselves too
and this is where the bitterness
and disillusionment comes in

an open heart within yourself brings in freshness and hoe
how could it not welcome people and life..

shutting ourselves behind closed doors we might feel safer
ward off any hurt too.. but we are also preventing sunshine
and fresh air from reaching inside
slow and self-destructive

shutting out the pain we prevent joy from entering too
closing ourselves like this we would just stop feeling

see those chinks of light streaming through
tiny holes in a window
how beautiful it looks
we could never experience it but for them
wouldn't closing them simply keep out the light forever

beauty is not felt in our hearts being unscarred
it is the ones that can touch us that we reach out to..

life is all about risks and this door just has to remain open
accepting the pain and the joy
its the light of life streaming in
an undeniable truth affirmed in each heartbeat
with a smile and a tear..
natural helpless true..