What Would You Do (if you felt confident)?

 If I were feeling confident, why might I do?

I might fly through my window gracefully

Flowing into the wild air currents

Feeling the rain on my face, the warmth and cold

Like all incredible birds do.

What would you do?

I would swim inside all the waters of 

Mother Earth, diving deep down into

The Stream of Things, so deeply

That humans might get the bends.

But, mermaids and selkies belong in water

They thrive, swirling, turning, and gliding

All on their own time.

I might become a Portuguese Man O’ War just floating

Attached to my family of tendrils, connected below

Feeding and digesting to help all my parts survive

Beautiful, billowing sail on top of water

Reflecting rainbows and skies, water and sun

Hurricanes might not even be so terribly bad.

Would would you do?

Why, if I felt confident I might

Burst into flames, excited with desire

Dancing with my fellow fires, tossing out

Bright sparks leading possibly to dangerous

Wild fires and destruction of land and 

All beings in my path.

So I often choose often to contain my spark

So as not to cause violence and injury to 

Any who might be around me.

I might cast aside all worry about or distress for others

Walk forth with a sturdy stance and immense power

Nothing frightening or concerning me

My direction, solidly cast, and I am sure of my next steps

No barriers before me, no hesitations

I would just walk or run or hop or skip

To my next project or destination 

Enjoying the journey all the while.

What would you do?

The time has come to wonder why 

We hesitate, why we don’t wander more

Wonder more, fly, swim, and burn more often?

Creating and playing, loving and exposing

Our compassion and caring for Mother Earth

And all who live in her, on her, and beside her

Along with following our own inner stirrings to enter

The galactic, cosmic, and spatial realms

Our hearts, our minds bursting with exciting ideas.

Why not?

Why not, indeed.

I challenge myself and you

To explore and adventure into

The wilderness, beauty, darkness, and depths of 

All of this human experience

Not necessarily acting totally foolishly or outlandishly 

(And mostly in courteous, loving ways)

To see how our energies increase and

Our actions follow whatever path

We might enjoy all the while.

That’s what I would like to do.

And you?