If you were to follow
your heart, to really live the deepest
truth of your soul, and you never
received applause, respect or accolades

If you never got branded with success
in the world’s eyes. If great, grand, and
wonderful things never did come
together on the outside. If you had nothing
to show for it other than the quiet
sighs of your heart knowing you
stepped into your own shoes,
walked in your own footsteps,
and sang your truest
song…

if no one else but your own
soul ever understood,
would you follow
your heart anyway?