Cheez-Its and Powdered Lemonade (Spiritual Rebirth)

The gratuitous comforts of a home

Are never enough to make me stay.

Walls and a roof over my head,

but I would rather take my chances.

As I have always said.

People will always speak of money.

Well, they can make their living,

but, me, I'll be living free.

I decided to drop out of school

to see what else the world might hold for me.

Anyone can be an exception to "the rule".

Could I live a different lifestyle

than the one that I had been taught was "correct"?

Still making it out alive, with a genuine smile?

I began to give away my worldly possesions

to those who needed them more than I.

I became involved with activism, small-scale rebellions

I began to stick my thumb out on the edge of highways.

Eating meals from the bottom of trashcans.

I'd growl and snarl at men in suits, in my early days.

I wore a dark bandanna over my face.

My clothes were ragged and sewn together.

I was happy to be out of place.

I began to study many subjects.

Religion intrigued me.

So much to learn, so many holy texts.

I had grown up loosely in the Christian tradition

but without much reason to believe.

I eventually thought my way out of it, through my "intuition".

I felt that conflicting answers made sense to different people.

Varying circumstances meant that

not everyone needed to worship underneath a steeple.

I still see organized religion to be a limitation.

The modern representation of Christianity, in general,

causes me to cringe. Even just the indication.

Christ's message doesn't seem to be represented well by the Christians.

Why isn't more focus put into action than vindication?

We were told to care for the widows, the orphans. To give away our riches.

Not to proselytize or to prove who was right, who was wrong.

The medium was love, the mindset was unconditional acceptance.

To come as you are, to join in the most rebellious of songs.

I have come to realize that my existence holds much higher aspiration.

To continue my search for beauty, for goodwill.

To be active in my personal liberation.

Most everyone seems to be searching for something more.

I've found it, but believe my journey is never-ending.

This fills my heart with excitement, more so than ever before.

What more reason is needed to walk the earth?

To learn, to explore, to love

What better way is there to experience spiritual rebirth?