Mindful Of

    The scale's axis;

    the core, the heart,

    the gift of humanness; 

    on the lean days, in the off-season--   

    weathering those potholes in the road, 

    the waves that rock each and every boat.

    We must carry on-- 

    and not let such things overtake us.

    We must load our guns and aim

    for the target's center--and fire!

    We must seize that chance

    in the face of fear;

    We must be strong while in despair; 

    Adhere to some rules and break others;

    Explore the liminal and struggle;

    Transcend the discomfort; unearth the pain. 

    Make peace with who I am vs.

    who I want to be vs. who am I?

    Forgiveness!  We must persist!--

    and know alone-ness.

  

    And think of others, newly 

    and honor those before us;

    And, doing so, recall the ones

    that got away:

    The one who still breaks free 

    from the tenuous history;

     

    and furthers endurance, survival 

    of one's own tribe--in the truest sense.

    And know tragedy

    and our sacred idiosyncrasy.

    The fittest--Diversity!  

    The true definition of progress:  Being. 

 

    Tomorrow, another shot at consciousness. 

    Open to the inevitable next lesson--

    A leap! of presence, humility, wisdom--

    We must persist!