Life begins
Life begins

when you stand

Life begins
step into the shadow

Life begins
and listen

Life begins
when you turn the thought around

Most people move through life
the way they walk
through a familiar room
in the dark

not because they know it
but because
they stopped noticing the walls

Thoughts line up
like quiet orders
do this
think that
follow the crowd

And we obey
not because we’re sure
but because we assume
everyone else must be

I lived that way too
seeing the world
like a half-empty glass

not because it was
but because I never questioned
who taught me to measure it

Then one night
heavy
silent

my thoughts
stopped asking permission

And I realized
something simple
and unsettling

Life begins
Life begins

when you stand

Life begins
step into the shadow

Life begins
and listen

Life begins
when you turn the thought around

Every belief
has an opposite

Every truth
has a shadow

Every conviction
has a door

we rarely
open

We chase happiness
without asking
if we’re running
the right way

We claim to know ourselves
while avoiding the mirror
that shows
more than a face

We talk
about following our hearts

while letting routine
hold the leash

That room is dark
and silent

a confession
tasting like old whisky

But inside it
for the first time

you see the world
as it could be

Life doesn’t begin
in the familiar chair

everyone else
sits on

Life begins
Life begins

when you stand

step into the shadow
and listen

Life begins

when you turn
the thought
around

Life begins
when you turn
the thought
around