#ataraxia
In a quiet room, with light stretching to the edge,
Softest ἀταραξία without a blurb in you I pledge
The turbulent trouble agitates us all into an away
Untroubled calm, inner peace meets us in a sway
Deep in Epicurus Pyrrho--our very goal of living,
You remain after the easing is complete--swiving,
By the still water, let its beauty absence inside us,
Nothing presses in a pull no demands gentle gus
Dismissing all the drama, what resides in us true,
The past loses its echo regret it's grip slow in you,
Standing straight & clear, your thoughts at home,
In the line, the fragments, brushes past us a dome
A kind of calm only found when we settle & slide
Into the unknown in us a whisper shouting a ride
Disturb no fear, excess desire restless comparison,
You don’t seem to need more enough shapely sun
… less pressing against you, serenity in us unfold,
That moment in the stars I swear I see you in gold.
3d ago
Jun 1, 2026 at 7:05 AM UTC
Do you know how ataraxia tastes?
I change like places.
Color and color the movement
"I was sure that I was human",
Thought the kaleidoscope.
Can't be explained,
I just am what i am like Dada.
Ridicule won't bother the gypsy
Would you like to hear turquoise?
Life is beautiful.
An unknown philosopher formed a rock band,
Shortly after talking to Chance the Gardener.
Visit me in a caravan,
The quest starts in there,
Too few enigmatic passengers.
Originally written 3/30/11
Revised 10/21/14
(c) 2014 Brandon Antonio Smith
Oct 19, 2014
Oct 19, 2014 at 6:13 PM UTC