Let's go where the wind takes us,
let's stay where it stops
let's listen to each other
say thoughts aloud,
simply speak
and mean the words
let's not waste our breath with judgement and scorn
let us not be swayed by others' molds and casts
we don't have to obey each other or the majority
sunshine sunlight starlight moonlight
sparks fly in between eyes when they meet with attention
are we spectators gawking at the absurdity of our existence?
Or are we alive and being stared at and wondered at?
Our cool living and free laughing smiles foolishly envied
by those who obeyed and agreed to play by others' rules,
thinking, '**** I wish I hadn't.'
Why shake your head at someone's nature
while you tear at your hair, frustrated and confused?
why do you fight the river, with
hands cracked and blistered
with exhaustion and boredom and anger?
Why, I ask you,
ask yourself why,
and listen
listen, listen
listen to yourself scoff,
hear your sighs,
feel your swollen eyes
listen to yourself scream,
hear your gasps of delight,
feel your body pulled by gravity
sunshine sunlight starlight moonlight
the waving trees and drifting leaves
the ocean ripples and waves
with the glittering lamplight snakes
the subtle introduction
the simple existence of a broken stone
smooth and rough
let's go where the wind takes us
let's unhook these attachments
free free free
dom
the power of no thing
no power
let's remember nothing and dream of nothing
let's hope for nothing and miss nothing
let's fear nothing and anticipate nothing
let's learn what the wind teaches us
let's dive into uncertainty
let's be without
and be
in awe of simplicity
august 1, 2010