Recesses of My Mind

“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.” Quotes _Leonardo Da Vinci ______________________________ I have a small inner voice... that never stops ... speaking and murmuring never is this still small voice quiet lets call this voice 'my conscience' an inhibiting sense of morals of right and wrong ~ each of us has this distinct voice within us that sighs and utters, chattering all the time in the recesses of our minds ~ inside my mind is a secret self who knows my moral code and my pledge of honor and integrity I was not born with this self knowledge but it was built brick by brick, by brick, by brick ... ~ each brick has a name, duty, honesty, respect, faithfulness, ethics, beliefs, goodness, kindness and of course morals, these bricks of life rule me ~ the tone of my inner voice changes sometimes it is a mutter and sometimes a shout roaring in my head warning me and sometimes my inner voice is weeping often 'voice' is singing me a song ...sometimes voice is a whisper in the night ... reminding me quietly of ... 'promises' made ... ~ on this journey through life often I am confused because I am disquiet and full of unease, unsure and hesitating and my inner voice is breathing the words ... stop, stop, stop ... and I must listen ... ~ ______________________ May 31, 2021 Poetry/Free Verse/recesses of my mind Copyright Protected, ID 05-1360-269-31 All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France Written for the Premier Contest, Voice of Conscience sponsor, Unseeking Seeker, Judged 06/04/2021 Third Place