This poem is about walking your own path no matter what others think you “should” be doing.
Sometimes the riskiest roads are the ones that lead us home...
Photo: Patrick Hendry via Unsplash
Playing with Fire
I’m in over my head, playing with fire,
But I like it too much to stop.
Mama said, “Don’t go there, child.”
But this is my life, and I’ll run to the top
Of whatever mountain I want to climb.
I’ll sing my way up and talk to the pines,
I’ll dance my way down with blessings and bliss,
My path, my choice. I like feeling like this.
I’m so far in there’s no turning back,
And I’m not sorry, but in the black
Of the night my thoughts pull and fight,
Heart-train roaring down dark tracks.
Ain’t no stopping this thing—don’t know where it goes,
Holdin’ on, hopin’ hard, gotta navigate this road
Of impossibility, uncertainty,
I go from flying to afraid I might explode.
Keep walking, running, forging my path,
Gotta trust my soul to lead me true,
Forward, with courage now, no turning back,
I learn so much from each of you.
Love and joy are all I want to give,
Retreat the balance for the way I live.
Climb inside the creation of bliss,
My path, my choice. I like feeling like this.
Original writing by Katrina Ariel.
The takeaway? Trust yourself. And keep going.
Thanks for reading!
Whatever happens, keep singing your song!
Peace. @katrina-ariel
Photos mine unless otherwise credited.
Author bio: Katrina Ariel is an old-soul rebel, musician, tree-hugging yogini, and mama bear to twins. Author of Yoga for Dragon Riders (non-fiction) and Wild Horse Heart (romance), she's another free-spirit swimming in the ocean of Steem.
dragon art: Liiga Smilshkalne
Wow. That really speaks to me. It's how I've been feeling. Sorta.
I don't know if this is a time of general awakening, or it feels general because I'm in it. In all honesty I thought I had gotten done with this awakening stuff, and was prepared to live out my life with the truths that I knew.
Silly me. Now I know nothing and am only just becoming aware. Again.
Thanks for punctuating my feelings. I appreciate it.
Glad you can relate... Or I'm sorry you can relate? I dunno. I guess we gotta keep growing, eh? Sometimes it makes sense, sometimes it doesn't. Thank you for the lovely comment!
Thanks for another beautiful and insightful piece. Like I said this morning (for me) in PYPT, this was related to my dreams yesterday and everything involved in that.
😊🙏🏽💜
The discussion on dreams was super interesting! How wonderful that the poem even tied into it! Thank you for the lovely comment. :)
Om shanti shanti shanti. 💞
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As always, your work is simply brilliant, the power your words hold is amazing. 💚
Thank you!!! That means a lot, coming from you. 💞
Oooooh, I like this one, can I read it tomorrow?
Of course. Thank you for liking my poetry enough to share it. 💞
ohhhhhhhhhhhh this is such a dangerous poem hehehehe
I love it - but i feel the warning too
so many times we hear the warning and keep running towards the danger - and then lick our lips in anticipation for the excitement! hehehehe
really enjoyed this poem :)
Yes! Danger, anticipation, excitement, and then all the things that come with those... but joy too, and courage, and strength, and trust...
Thank you, my friend. 💞
Adventure...excitement...a Jedi craves not these things. :-)
I love this, @katrina-ariel :)
It does have a melodic rhythm to it :) Free spirit poem - beautiful and inspiring!
Thank you! Yes, I should put this to music... It sings in my head. 💞
It wants to be a song ;)
I like the sound of that. :)
Nice writing!
Thank you! :)
Powerful and emotional. Such words can move mountaines and melt a couple of coarse hearts around. ...and the flow of your feelings is most elegant!
Aw, thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the poem.
Fabulous! The "heart-train" line is a great metaphor, and I was also quite taken by the line that says: "I go from flying to afraid I might explode." Bravo!
Thank you! I really like the heart-train line, too. Gotta get this recorded soon! 💞
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hello @katrina-ariel what interesting! Sometimes we forget that "he who plays with fire... burns hahaha !!" thanks for this poem