Jul 2019
Shut your eyes.
He's late, surprise surprise.
Try to pray.
He's gone how many days?
Breathe and meditate.
Forget the date.
Walk slow and observe.
Is he what I deserve?
Don't think about reality.
Did he make a pass at me?
Heart rate drop.
Arrive at the shop.
Think deeply.
Shop cheaply.
Peace within.
Put out the bins.
Be present.
Feeling really absent.
Speak gentle.
Am I mental?
Spiritual.
Experienced through material.
He's late, surprise surprise.
Try to pray.
He's gone how many days?
Breathe and meditate.
Forget the date.
Walk slow and observe.
Is he what I deserve?
Don't think about reality.
Did he make a pass at me?
Heart rate drop.
Arrive at the shop.
Think deeply.
Shop cheaply.
Peace within.
Put out the bins.
Be present.
Feeling really absent.
Speak gentle.
Am I mental?
Spiritual.
Experienced through material.
The purpose of this poem is to represent a paradoxical life. Attempting to be mindful in a world where it can seem inherently mindless. You can choose to read this poem as merely mindful, by focusing on the first lines of each stanza, or merely mindless, by focusing on the second. It reads very differently each time.
