Vault of Dreams

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Vault of Dreams

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rise up
clad in colors of a joyful life
throw off the strife

just as the figured eight
rejects a narrow fate
tilt against convention

buck the winds of rebuff
ignore the false contention

stare down the face of ridicule
avoid the vapid scornful fool
disregard rebuke
spurn condemnation

shun the foolish blown off course
by the ruinous brutish force
of mindless conformation

the prevailing norm
is a toxic storm

be not inclined to fear nor falter
choose not to hear it
nor let it alter
the path of spirit
stay your ground

lean hard on raw conviction
wait the weight of mind’s confliction
it’s here your strength is found

be anchored bold
and firmly hold
to what the heart deems genuine
until patience spent
returns again
do not resent

be flexible
to withstand the blows
resisting those
who would see you swayed
and lowly bent

who would see
your spirit broken
a cruel tawdry token
they might savor

laugh instead
raise up high your head
don’t ever waver

be ever strong
be never rigid
never brittle
prone to break

do not forsake
your soulful song
eschew the wayward
noisy throng

hearken wisdom’s subtle whisper
be drawn the way of hope
and wonder
never consent to knuckle under
to the whim of fools

make rich your vault of dreams
your trove of true enlightenment

seek what inspires
what makes you
you

breakthrough
breakthrough

~ ~ ~

rob kistner © 2012

13 thoughts on “Vault of Dreams”

  1. You must be an oracle… this is exactly what I needed to hear at this particular moment. There is so much to say…

    do not forsake
    your soulful song

    This is a poem I will need to memorize and chant to myself, over and over… The wisdom cannot be overstated and the rhythm and words intertwine in a dance I need to practice. Your words have touched me deeply… I feel warm and uplifted, I can feel synapses breaking and rearranging, like a healing vibration… This is a powerful and wonderfully written poem.

  2. This reads like a mantra! Especially enjoyed “be anchored bold and firmly hold to what the heart deems genuine’ and ‘make rich your vault of dreams’

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