strawdog65 Posted November 17, 2010 I've been thinking a lot about how we interact with others. How, many times we are just reacting without giving much thought to what it is we are doing or even why we are motivated to make many situations worse just by our own action/reaction. Most times so unnecessarily. My biggest challenge is to reel in that blasted "monkeymind, and give more thought to how I am affecting everyone around me. Which brings me to this poem I put together today. Please enjoy or dislike at your leisure. "In My Tree" Don't think, Just react, The Monkeymind, In control. Emotional turmoil, For actions unwarranted, Bad feelings, My composure undone. Who controls this body? Who controls this mind? Who is reacting to Now? I look inside, And find, No one there. Just this shell, A complicated machine, With a ghost inside. A passenger, On a strange ride, One that never ends. The pauses between, My only retreat. Silence suckles me, Absently to her bosom, Seclusion so short. The silence, Broken, A cacophony. Laughing loudly, Goading me back, I hear the Monkey, He's in My Tree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted November 17, 2010 Nice. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
