I write poetry, in part, to imagine the world I most want to live in. To imagine a world that we have never fully experienced is a difficult proposition. To truly be loving in this world without seeking to possess the other is my ultimate aim. I have a ways to go towards this way of being but I am making progress.
This poem reflects the vision I am working towards.
THIS FLOWER
This flower
This day
This season
This poem
Is impermanent
Your love
My love
Our collective love
Will feed the soul of the universe
With beauty forever.
Letting go
With practice
Enables us to let in
All that is life-giving in this world.
At some point
We stop having to let go
Because literally
There is no possession.
Only love.

THE WORLD HAS NO EDGES
When will I begin to understand that the world has no edges, no boundaries, no permanent shapes or lines? This is merely the creation of the human mind to make sense of and control the scary elements of our lives. But when I let go of the edges, then I can begin to form relationships with the things that scare me.
