Allowing
insecurity,
shaky hands, impulsive words, red wine
and
new clothes

Allowing
vegetarian purity
austere meditation seat,
mimicking Buddha
candles, incense
and
bare foot walking

Allowing
high-heeled shoes
on the ***** pub floor
greasy *** hair, red lipstick
and
thoughts of threesomes

Allowing
Silence
clean hands, poetry, books on philosophy
and
family dinners

Allowing
unchanged sheets
barking dogs
black flies
and
crumbs on the counter

Allowing
hurt-stained eyes
hand-holding, hugs
false eyelashes
and
too much blush.

Allowing
blue sky
and all that it blankets

Allowing
Grey sky
and all that the rain touches

paradox shifting
burning ideals
slips through open fingers
judgment withers
and
awareness opens