Reminding myself
The way through
Entanglement and attachment
Is not easily cleared
I carry compassion
A torch to light my way
Through the darkness of unseeing
I wield mindfulness
A blade to cut my way
Through the brambles of being
I carry compassion
A torch to light my way
Through the darkness of unseeing
I wield mindfulness
A blade to cut my way
Through the brambles of being
Until
I discovered non-being
And realized
Being
Was not
All it was cracked up
To be
That raging inferno
Of events
And despair
Perhaps the cool, calm place
Discovered me
I don’t know
We’ve gone as fast
As sound and cheetahs
Slowed down time
To see a bullet
Sped it up
To watch grass grow
A lattice
Of light
Into which
My darkness
Falls
Burdens weigh me down
Attachments distract me
Encumbrances hold me back
I may think of friends
Who are far away
But always in my orbit
Always there
Even if not visible
In my daylight skies
Strips my
Being
Away
Presence
Without
Ego