This height,

This ladder I climb in my plight

I hang on tight

Close my eyes plunging into night

Unbalance creeps when I lose sight

Of what I was aiming for

Was it right?

If I’ve lost something was it worth the fight?

What if I lost my light?

I could look down and see my burial site

Who’s standing there?

The ones who built this ladder?

The social hierarchy of this life

The one I fought so hard to climb

Make friends with the right people

Smile at right faces

Laugh at the right jokes

Agree with the right things

Right?

Left.

Who’s left?

Because they left

They weren’t there before I climbed and they won’t be there after

See

They’re gone

Left me alone

Left me to think on my own

Left me in this casket of shadows

Left my light at the bottom of this ladder

They let me leave it there

I let me leave it there

I left

It has always been easy to focus on the wrong things. You want something so you chase after it. Priorities are an outline for living that can not be compromised. Do not circle around the cause of pain in your life and find yourself as the catalyst.

Prioritize:

“Yourself” is first.

Inside of my "Yourself" priority category steps forth God, family, friends, others, and me. To put yourself in the top of your list is not selfish, it is careful. You are the only one of you that you are going to get so take care of your body and mind.

If chasing after a goal is leaving you drained and unable to regain that light so fervently shinning in your spirit, then take a rest, a step back, and regain composure. Once you feel full, take a look at your goal again. If it is still your prize then try again with a different tactic, but you may find that your goal has changed and that’s okay. Love God and love yourself.

Your priorities from here on out will be different than mine, and your first one might be too. even if they are don't forget you matter too, and at the end of the day, you have to live with who you've made yourself to be.