Should, Must, Ought To

Words that plague my mind.

Ideas that urge me on, that work me into an anxious frenzy.

I should...

I should...

I sho, shh, sshh, ssshhh

Quiet. Be still. Rest.

There is nothing that you must

do.

Nothing.

There have been times of freedom,

of peace in heart and mind.

But the peace leaks

And the "shoulds'" barge through the door

Uninvited, Unwelcomed

and yet received.

Oh to hold onto to freedom,

to know my liberation well.