Perception

There is this world around me
that spins and spins
With a clock that
continuously ticks
and tocks

Reminding me
that there is no stopping
what has been in motion
for much too long now

And if Heaven is just in the next room
Why can we not see it?
Are we blind?
Or are we simply not perceiving
what is there...

Or what
if we're not looking at it
the right way?

In school we're told
"Don't be so close minded"
and to
"Be creative"

but when we stray from the path
pioneering our own way
we are criticized
looked at differently
subjected to a wide array of abuses
for not quite fitting in

We're becoming the complete opposite
of what we once dreamed of being
Why do we, instead of changing how we perceive others,
make our decision and judge each other
based on past events.

As children
the world was enormous
vast with adventure
filled with various kinds of life

...

Now it is a box
that confines me
traps me
tells me that my dreams are pointless
That nightmares are more likely to come true
They are.

I have a choice
and I choose
To open my eyes.