Inner Voice

Truth is,

you need to trust

your inner ear,

your source of balance,

your intonation,

and no attempts to balance you

from over here

can be of any use. I need to trust

that you will calibrate

and find your finest tuning

on your own

Truth is,

I need to trust

my inner voice

and not let it be silenced

by reasons formed somewhere outside

the center of my being —

by my mistrusts, or by concerns

of others, or second-guessing

how its counsel is perceived.

I need to hone its clarity

by listening and following

and holding true,

even if I’m not sure why I do.

©Wendy Mulhern

January 17, 2016