At Our Best

It’s said that our fears manifest

And karma hits us while at our best

To tear down all we hold onto

That which keeps us from growing

And from being free

It takes us as far down as it has to

In order to break our will

To be reborn free through death

If we take it that far

No one escapes it

No one evades it

But still a choice exists

Hidden in the consciousness

It’s the ability to surrender

To let go and succumb

To remember to be humbled

To let go of all we believe we know

So simple it sounds

Yet so difficult for so many of us

I’m given advice to lay low

I remember to be humble

I remember it’s been so long

Since I even considered the concept

Of Humility

My overconfidence, and my will

My fears and my truths

I know now that all will fall

And that in turn I may too

These mistakes before and

In front of me

Will always be

If I die a thousand deaths

Each one will reach the same depth

I am what I am

I came to be via one choice

Here I am to understand

To see through, to understand why

But we can never see past the choices

We do not understand

Or wont accept

But the choice has already been made

ⓒ 2003 Shawn Michael Quinn