Elixir

Oh…what you could be if you stopped being who you were! The most courageous act is to think for yourself – aloud – to disembroil yourself from the ravelled, choking maze of caution. You could be brilliant, but cowardice extinguishes brilliance. You could be truthful, but cowardice mutes the voice of candour. You could be self-sacrificing, but cowardice refuses to act. Choose to be now or then. Appear as you wish to be. Be as you would like to appear. Better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you are not. The poison you favour, your fated elixir, will determine your metamorphosis. What are you waiting for? Choose to be now, or then.