PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

~1~

chrysalis,  a glassy cage.

to shed snake skin.

watch the tatters disintegrate,

remnants left among dust bunnies,

the scattering of tumbleweeds.

the itch of new scars.

agonizing growing pains.

confused, humbled, mediocre.

practice non attachment.

observe without judgement

the rupturing of tiny worlds.

each footfall a subtle prayer, 

an agreement to uphold

my end of the bargain.

i have no memory of the return

on investment.

~2~

suspension, a held breath.

to float perplexed,

caught in bewildering pause,

in the arc between rising and falling.

unfailing pulse of passing time.

pressure, the only certainty.

a dull constant anxiety.

uncommittal, listless, searching.

engage with experience.

cultivate and enrich

the fledgling perception.

each breath a gentle communion

with the common,

an attempt to exist

solely as i am.  to be.

i have no need of props, icons,

or sacred vestments.

~3~

illumination, a shaft of light.

to bathe in brilliance,

parting dismal clouds like curtains.

burst forth as an orchid,

spilling inconceivable shades

of iridescent hues beyond value.

ecstacy of relief.

serene.  gentle.  grateful.

cast aside all efforts, grasp nothing.

the banks of the stream

destroy themselves

by retaining the flowing water.

each new awareness a reminder

of the strangeness of life

and its inexplicable position.

every pitiable creature

is always at the same center

of an ineffable universe.