Ambition to live the life
we were given
put on the wayside
when confronted with style,
images and must do’s.
If we do not measure up
then we chance to
forget our own courage
and desire for independence.
Independence of thought,
of action
of belief
in life as we see it.
And so we climb
into that suit of armour
that fits us best and
take the direction of our choice
despite pitfalls that may be in our path.
“We never know how high we are
Till we are called rise;
And then, if we are true to plan,
Our statures touch the skies.”
~ Emily Dickinson, Aspiration
