For the Eyes That Will Never See This...

All of my deepest thoughts and feelings
Are scribbled onto little bits of paper
Old receipts and envelopes

You will never read them
See them
Hear them
You said that you wouldn’t

You will not let me show you
My world
Why?
You’ve developed an opinion
But you haven’t even been here.

Why merely settle for
What you think you know?
You are drowning
In the shallowness around you…
But you are so much more…
Can’t you see it?
Don’t you feel it?

The dynamics of this world
Are vast…
Infinite…
Yet there you sit
In your tunnel.

You only see a straight line,
Black and white
Dark and light
You do not see
The beauty of gray

Yes, knowing is comfortable,
But not knowing…
That, is what makes life worth living
It causes us to create
To wonder
To wander

Embrace the unexpected
Have no fear
Open your mind
Open your heart.
Allow yourself
To be vulnerable
Once in a while.

Yes, sometimes it hurts
But it is a chance worth taking
Because, when it doesn’t
The happiness you feel is unparalleled

Life is beautifully chaotic
Don’t try so hard to keep order

I write these words
"Knowing" you may never read them
But,
Hoping that you will

~Jennifer Rapier-Milne