Bent
Sitting crooked on the floor
When all the lines are straight
I feel an urge to straighten up
This time
My selfish will can wait
-a.r.
Image found here: http://whitenoten.tumblr.com/post/81567132535
Sitting crooked on the floor
When all the lines are straight
I feel an urge to straighten up
This time
My selfish will can wait
-a.r.
Image found here: http://whitenoten.tumblr.com/post/81567132535
~ by April on January 3, 2016.
Posted in Body, Identity, Meditation, Poetry
Tags: Anatta, Anicca, Body, Comfort, Control, Crooked, Discomfort, Dukkha, Flexibility, Kneeling, Learning, Lines, meditation, Need, OCD, Poetry, Straight, Type A, Want, Will
I know it is not the intention of the poem but I thought of you on your knees.
I had a mix of intentions with this one. Body is always tied so closely to my meditation, some days more than others. The present moment happens in many ways, in many rooms, all of them worthy of exploring.
I have a path. … Smiles.