Dare

Never lose perspective

on your ignorance.

Never settle for what

you think you understand.

Never confine yourself

to those whose thoughts

mirror yours, or even to those

who've travelled deeper

into the jungle of your choosing.

Never accept comfort

exclusively over affliction.

Dare to be challenged

by experiences from afar.

Photo by Lee Lindsey McKinney

Dare to examine the framework

of the house you were born in.

Dare to change.

Dare to grow.

Dare to sit in silence before the wind.

Dare to be held by the darkness

long after the sun has set.

Dare to wait for a new dawn.

© 2014 Todd Jenkins