Loneliness
What do you want from me?
What is required of me
To bid you farewell?
I try to greet you
Embrace you
As I would a friend
Yet you turn your back
Uncomfortable in my presence
Why do you not face me?
Let me reassure you
That I wish you no harm
Only to release you
From your dark abode
To set you free
To wander content
In new surroundings
For you to see
We have no need of each other
You stroked my face
as you hugged me
with your woody embrace
standing tall
on your roots
I held you close
Your woody musk
enveloped my skin
breathing life
into my belly
you led the dance
as we swayed with the wind
You translated secrets
of ancient stories
etched into your bark
an encoded history
written into the symmetry
of perfection
Responding to touch
we outstretched our arms
to the sun
the shared meaning
of two life forms
committed to growth
Is a well meaning gesture
A smile etched across lips?
Totally surrounded, yet separate
Standing hands upon hips
Neither broken, nor whole
As I wander unseen
Without thought, without direction
A confined quarantine
Day to day living
Weightless in its appeal
Not a slight indentation
Nothing left to reveal
Dreams far more engaging
Show futility in routine
Such meaningless chitchat
Forges a reality unseen
The depth that I seek
Once expectation is removed
Reveals the script of my life
Nothing needs to be improved
So I turn and look back
And take ownership of me
Releasing all that’s not mine
I become who I should be
Today casts a shadow
On what was yesterday
A subtle reminder
Of the egos malady
Insurmountable troubles
Become a stroll in the park
Worries float away
Without leaving a mark
It’s all in our heads
A mind movie projection
Not worthy of effort
Nor of any introspection
Everyone telling us
Who we should be
Hindering our growth
Our authenticity
Beyond old beliefs
Is our real potential
Who we are really meant to be
The rest inconsequential
Take a long look at your mind
Don’t be scared. Step up close
Look beyond age-old judgements
Have a rummage. Take a nose
If you’ve thought into a dead-end
Take a left and then a sharp right
Go under the bridge of discontentment
Keep the end goal in sight
As the thoughts try to beckon
Have you join in their chat
Be polite and rebuke them
Back away from where they’re sat
Let intuition freely guide you
From your heart and not your head
Wiggle your toes, then step forward
Be awake. Get out of bed
Know from deep in your knowing
The Universe wants you to succeed
Immerse yourself in the pleasure
You create everything you need
shiny pebbles 