YES

 When I am open,

there are consequences.

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Is it worth the pain

to know the joy?

Yes

Is it worth the feedback

from the fearful

to be fully myself?

Yes

Is it worth the work

of planting these words

within my hungry spirit,

hoping for a harvest

of connection and beauty?

Yes

Is the health of my soul

worth the effort

of being free?

Yes. Yes Yes

Rick

* This sculpture is in The Vietnam War Memorial on the highway between Mt Shasta, CA. and Klamath Falls, OR.

Copyright Richard Sievers July, 2012