Suddenly
Holding myself together because I have myself to hold
sad songs
sinks me into a lullaby of melancholy
wherever home is wherever i feel cradled
in the notes of the sad songs, slow and swaying
in the words of poetic lyrics
in the details of the mundane living
intentional movements in the yoga routine
in the focus of the joint movements of my knees bringing me to work
shuffling between my bed and place of work
Could I get myself out of this sadness
Perpetual, cyclical
I hope it isn't my default
the more inwards I look
the more I insulate myself from the outside
am I the lingering strum of someone's guitar
or the last of the embers of a burnt up note
can anyone know who I am
if I am as still as perfectly balanced stone
stillness
isn't a sign of lifelessness
but who would take the double take
to watch the stillness
in our fast paced world
who would even think of stillness
when fast encourage fast encourage fast
when flurry is all the hurry
stillness
wants to be noticed but it can't hurry
so it just stays still
and watches all which flurries
maybe stillness looks closely
and will find a hurry
wanting to be still
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM UTC
Suddenly
Holding myself together because I have myself to hold
sad songs
sinks me into a lullaby of melancholy
wherever home is wherever i feel cradled
in the notes of the sad songs, slow and swaying
in the words of poetic lyrics
in the details of the mundane living
intentional movements in the yoga routine
in the focus of the joint movements of my knees bringing me to work
shuffling between my bed and place of work
Could I get myself out of this sadness
Perpetual, cyclical
I hope it isn't my default
the more inwards I look
the more I insulate myself from the outside
am I the lingering strum of someone's guitar
or the last of the embers of a burnt up note
can anyone know who I am
if I am as still as perfectly balanced stone
stillness
isn't a sign of lifelessness
but who would take the double take
to watch the stillness
in our fast paced world
who would even think of stillness
when fast encourage fast encourage fast
when flurry is all the hurry
stillness
wants to be noticed but it can't hurry
so it just stays still
and watches all which flurries
maybe stillness looks closely
and will find a hurry
wanting to be still