Humble Feet: Mocked Heights Unscaled

"Why grasp the rungs your feet surpass?
Ambition quells, left to amass
In pools of doubt that overcast
The climb ahead, so sure and fast.
No accolades redeem the past."

" excuses masquerade as fear
Of wasted time and stations drear
But stalwart souls persevere
Through fog and grime and visions blear
To manifest their purpose clear"

"Apprehension breeds pretense
A lion's guise on sheep so dense
Facades abound, experience
Gives way to rituals so tense  
Of fitting in, lacking sense."

"The taste of more leaves still unfed
An appetite for greatness spread
Through restless minds, discomforted
In lands already conquered, tread
By feet too big, steps mislaid."

"Why wade in shallow waters, friend?
The journey calls, seas extend
Beyond the bounds imagined. Wend
Into uncharted landscapes, lend
Your gifts to shape some nobler end."

"Fulfillment dwells not in repose
But in the change that growth bestows
So chart your course as purpose shows
And let compassion be the rose
That spreads where bold ambition flows."

"Heights unscaled mock humble feet
That tread too timidly, too neat
O'er jaded trails, discretely meet
Dull expectations, accept defeat
Before the horns of triumph bleat."

"The blinded eye sees not its chains
As 'good enough' dulls passion's flames
Complacency no anthem claims
Procrastination fortune maims
Regret awaits missed trains."

"Why fear the fall, the stumble blind?
No failure marks th' audacious mind
That grasps beyond the safe, defined
To grasp the greatness self-divined
And show new realms for humankind."

"So cast aside those childish shoes
Too snug for all you're meant to do
No accolades required to hew
Your path and bid mediocrity adieu
As higher callings you pursue."

"Let not false modesty deceive
Nor comfort's siren song bereave
The gifts you hold, meant to achieve
Far more than standards, norms believe
So take the helm, in greatness cleave!"

"Why be a pond when you're the sea?
A candle when a star you'll be?
A pebble when a mountain he?
A whisper when you're melody?
Dare sound your bold identity."

"No treasure comes from fields well-known
So quest beyond all that you've sown
The farther realms hold riches blown
By winds of change, their secrets shown
To those who leave the tired and worn."

"Power lies not in accolades
Nor pedestals that others made
But in the choice to walk the shade
Of forests dark, where paths unveiled
Lead where potential roams untamed."

"So shed the robes of false propriety
That dim your light and vitality
No station can define ability
To grow, create, spread charity
Beyond man's meager morality."

"Why hide your essence, mute your song?
Appeasing ears that deem it wrong?
The crowds care not, they come and go
But you must with your music flow
No matter if it's soft or strong."

"Your voice rings true o'er silent seas
That long have ached for melodies
So sound creation's symphonies  
Through you, the one who holds the keys
To beauty veiled by timid pleas."

"Greatness throbs in every cell
Longing to transcend the shell  
Of lesser lives, beliefs that quell
The truths within, that parallel
Realms unseen where glories dwell."

"So heed the call, make courage count
No more in endless circles mount
Aspire beyond the small amount
That most accept, renounce the fount
Of lessness, drink from freedom's mount."

"Why clutch the near when you can soar?
Escape the gravity of lore  
That binds blind feet to barren shore
When epic tales await offshore
Beyond the reefs you've known before."

"Your wings were made to ride the wind
Not nestle down, resigned within
Some cozy nook that comforts thin  
While raging storms wait to begin
As you awaken, transformed within."

"You hold the pen to scribe anew
The human myth, to imbue
With wisdom deep, perspective true
That shines through all you think and do
So let your vision shine, renew."

"Write not the ending that they read
But freely let imagination lead
Past bias, fear and imagined need
To nobler truths, plant wisdom's seed
In every choice, through word and deed."

"For you are more than title, name
That societal constructs claim
You are the breath of freedom's flame
With gifts unbound by earthly chains
So let your essence shine, reclaim."

"Why block the light to fit the mold?
Contort the form to please the cold?  
The wise reserve of youth grows old
Regretting paths left unexplored...
Break free and pave new roads untold!"

"Each soul contains a bit of fire
Meant to inspire, uplift and higher
So fan the embers, your desire
Is meant to be your guiding choir
To amplify creation's choir."

"You hold a note no other bears
A fragment of the whole that pairs
With melodies that lift nightmares
And harmonies that echo prayers
So voice your strand, no silence wears."

"Why leave your stanza still unplayed?
Some masterpiece might yet be made
Should you bring forth your rich cascade
Of insights, dreams and serenade
The world that waits, your opus delayed."

"Now is the time, the stage is set
No rehearsal leaves threads unmet
Creation built you for this epic
Your life, your skill, your mind specific
To manifest your realm, your poetic."

"You are the author, pioneer
No permission needed here
Only the courage to appear
As you were meant, emancipate
Your gifts, their magnitude materialize."




























   The poem is part of a full version found in the book “Homo Sapiens” Part Part I - XVIII, written by Mawphniang Napoleon. This book is part of the popular “Homo Sapiens” book series, which can be purchased online at various online bookstores, such as Amazon. The book is available for purchase for those who are interested in reading the complete version of the poem. Remember to get all the books from the “Homo Sapiens” series, as well as other books by the same author.   So, don’t hesitate and get a copy today from one of the many online bookstores.   Khublei Shihajar Nguh,  (Dhanewad  )(Thank you )