Stop!

Stop 

Stop,

stop trying to be

someone.

Let me tell you a secret.

You already are someone.

And if you look

deep inside

you may catch a glimpse

of the jewel

that is you

hidden beneath

the dusty, musty covers

that you have collected over the years,

as a kind of protection.

The layers that make you think

you have to be

a particular kind of someone.

A wife, a mother,

a loving friend

that does things

and says things

in a particular way.

But if you stop

and listen to your heart

you will hear

deep inside

there is already a someone

who wants to be set free.

A someone

who doesn’t behave the way

she thinks other people want her to,

a someone

who doesn’t say all the right things

and doesn’t have all the answers,

but is unique.

The unique jewel

that is you

only needs a bit of space,

a scent of fresh, clear air

in order to be free,

to find the gap

between the dense forest of covers

that you have collected over the years.

Stop trying

to be a different someone,

a better someone

and let yourself be

really you.

Stop trying.

Stop.


© 6 July 2012