Calm

Poem: Calm

A thought 
drifts from my mind,
Like a whisp of smoke 
from the incense I inhale... 

Life , a dream , truth.
I reach out to touch it but it moves around me;
Smiling , passing through & round ;
My fingers reach for the pleasure to disrupt & embrace...

The moment 
rises from this action & emotion 
flows aimlessly, 
without home...

Innocent & hopeful in my quest
I rest & breathe out frustration,
I am alone with my breath again
Sensing & feeling pain subside...

The thought escapes me.
Then , again , it appears: 
Defiantly smoky, floating,
suggestively fading  & jading the soul

Eyes work better closed.
Shut. Tight.
As lights focus
on space & stars...

Happiness jars with emptiness;
Tranquility absorbs the smoke;
I gasp & grasp freedom once more,
like a calm sea absorbing the wave...

I am one & all & all is one.
I am the thought & the emotion.
I breathe the smoke , 
I am the air it needs.

I am the fear & the calm
Softly now... In , out
Deep , slow
Calm , peace

This is my moment
A wonderful moment
The past is gone
& the future will never be

There is only now....
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