Knocking on the Mirror
Standing in front of the mirror I see a face Changing, morphing, moving in stillness Who stands before me? I reach out and the reflection reaches back Is this a […]
The Wisdom of Trauma
Into the Breach
In my heart and mind, I see suffering. Not just the ubiquitous world and everyone else’s torment and a disconnected me,hiding in the corner. The greatest suffering of all, is […]
There is no spoon
“Do not try and bend the spoon, that’s impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth… there is no spoon. Then you’ll see that it is not the spoon that […]
The Mudhill
Today I realized that I was living inside the mudhill*. Wet, gooey, thick viscous mud sucks at my feet and mires me in a bog. The mudhill lies at the […]
Crystals and Contradictions
Clear as crystal Dense as stone Liquid, fluid, sometimes molten, sometimes fixed Each state an ephemeral subtlety like a wisp of smoke that gently rises to equanimity Not bound with […]
Wounded Child
Wounded child Hide and seek Crouched behind the bushes Afraid to peek Wounded child Where do you go? I called you and called you Do you know? Wounded child Where’d […]
Boundaries
where do ‘i’ stop and ‘you’ begin? distinctions and differences? “I am yours, you are mine, you are what you are. You make it hard.” Stephen Stills Unique snowflakes melt […]
Living the Paradox
living the paradoxnot black or whiteall smushed together not wrong not rightcatching the wave feeling the scenei open my eyes and start to dreamwhere’s the exitwhere’s the tunethat leads to […]
You and Me
You and Me? as I see myself as myself… as I see myself not as my self… self merges as I see you as myself… as I see you not […]
