Until then
Sleep when you’re dead; until then keep learning
this ain’t a Friends episode
and it won’t be painless.
Pain tells us something’s amuck,
that there’s something to learn,
to make you stronger
so that you may weather what is sure to follow.
It’s all right though
you’ll do just fine
just remember to breathe
and see clearly
without turning away.
If you find you’ve been sleepwalking,
change from your pj’s
lest you nod off again following fashion.
Too much curiosity about sweetness
killed the cat nonetheless
taste the bitterness too
then put it in its place
on the table of your dreams.
Use the sun as your guide
inside and out
inside never setting
know it to be true.
Quit pushing
the door opens inward
let it open and flood your landscape
just breathe and stay above it.
You are pursued by time
timepiece or not
grin while it ravishes
and gently hold the timeless in your soul.
Fight the good fight
because you can
because you must.
When you fall
softly or with full force
you’ll see up close the ground of your being
in ways never noticed before.
When others fall
let them see what they must too
everyone’s prints are different
then
lend them yours
so they may see beyond themselves.
Count your blessings
with tax time precision
file in timely fashion
and let go.
The fire is yours
to stoke or to douse.
It is your call
listen for it
recognize the familiar voice
then act.
Tea biscuits
need not be taken with tea
determine what you want
before it’s decided for you
the transaction barely noticed
the whimper unheard.
When you are sliding
take care to steer in the opposite direction
and
when your brakes squeak
trust you’re not the only one who notices.
Ignore the symptoms and eventually others
will let you know…if you can still hear them.
Now go
and live
and give
and sleep will surely come.
