What I Believe in

I believe in wakening up on Saturday mornings

With nothing to do

But to feel the cold breeze

From an open window

While feeling the warmth of your own body

Under the lavender scented blanket

I believe in sunshine

The warmth and light

That warms your body

Enlightens your heart

And feeds your soul

I believe in the food of music

I eat it up

An album is like a banquet

Every note a different flavor

To be devoured and savored

I believe in human connection

The desire to truly know someone

To share who you are with another

To be there for one and other

Through bliss and pain

Through sun and rain

I believe in perfection that is not perfect

That life is truly wonderful

That suffering and pain

Make way to luminous days

That our darkest moments

Will make or break us

I believe in destiny that is shaped by free will

That our path is

 Like a colorless coloring book

It is up to us to choose which crayons to paint the picture

I believe in education

To try to understand

All that you can understand

Knowing that you can truly understand

Nothing

I believe in the human condition

The unsure self becoming aware

Of its self

And of others

And the relationship it is with

Each other, the world, and the universe

I believe in you

In being your self

The candle shining its light

Illuminating the darkness around it

Not afraid to be who you are

Giving others the taste of your individuality

So that they can find their own individuality

We are like a symphony

We must play our own melody

That is in harmony with the whole