Quiet whispering of anticipation Like sweat covering the anxious thought Tomorrow taking over present What if the balance will never be found? That other universe of mind Unattainable vulnerability asking For a slow dance on tip toes Around and around and around once more Averting the eyes not to step On the soft spot void of essence It is a chess game and at fault will be The one who chose no role Can't pave your way with honesty and kindness Lost track of thought behind all the Butterflies and bonfires in my stomach The sudden heat of anger escaping My face yet almost always unnoticed The invisible rascal that tricks my thoughts And escapes riding the words Spilling off my tongue and then Swallowed back like a cup of poison Meant to be shared The protector of the world from myself Is always me in the afterthought Erasing adequacy for the benefit of Insecure spectator Into forgotten chapter Of samsara The soothing forever Of insight At the end of repetition