Headphones

Lose
yourself after a bad day,
find your escape with
your headphones on.

Distance
from the rest of the world.
Take a minute and just
breathe.
find solace, peace, serenity
in the rhythm washing through
the headphones on your ears.

Dance
to music no one else can hear.
Make it your own, escape
the harsh eyes of the world
beating down on your every
action. No one can touch you when
you have your headphones on.

Free
yourself from obligation.
From the expectation of
everyone, telling you
who to be.
Don’t let them stop you.
They won’t be
able to stop you.
Detach yourself from
yourself as you become the music
flowing through your headphones.

Fly
freely above the misty clouds,
join the light of the stars.
Dive under the ocean,
feel the heat of the core
of the earth. Go where
no one has gone before.
Become more than you are,
unstoppable with your headphones on.

Lose everything forcing you

on the ground, overcome
your limitations
forced by
everyone around you.
Distance yourself from
regret and inhibitions,
dance while no one’s watching,
or while everyone is.
Free the light
shining beneath your surface.
Fly before the crowd
of naysayers.

Music can save a life.
Let it in, maybe
your life will be
the one saved
by a pair of headphones.