Spirited Soul

Will you take me to that place again where I see my spirit soar

Or will in fact I have to face the day you walk right out that door

Are you really what I think I see or is there something more

Or are these simple silly insecurities I would not face before

Remnants left of other lives attempting space inside my head

To maybe hinder good that's there and fill my mind with dread

I know that's not the way it is now its only how it's been

The way old habits will die hard sometimes it's only a matter of when

The trick for me is not to see these fleeting thoughts as permanent 

To just keep faith and know there's space for them grow impertinent 

Or maybe still they sometimes will attempt to pull me in

I may accept the way thoughts rest deep within my skin

There is no need to fight myself I know just to allow 

And when I do they flow right through just like they did before

But if I react to fleeting thoughts instead of taking pause

I may get stuck in all the muck and never climb back out

That's just no way to live my life I've learned that well enough to stop

To just take a breath and slow things down anticipating better thoughts 

So when I choose these things I've learned they become more of a habit

And even with lifes twists and turns now there's no other way I'd have it