June 28, 2018

Lying awake
The clock hands moving
1:30 am
2:00 am

And the usual meditation chant is not working:
Breathe in peace
Breathe out love
Breathe in
Breathe out
In
Out
2:30 am

And the tidal pool of dreams
With its clear waters
And tiny shells and fish
Does not pull me under
Into sleep
3:00 am

Because my monkey mind
Keeps slipping away
On the look out for
The monster with the face of a turtle

Who is smiling

Or my monkey mind is busy writing notes
To those even more terrified and worried and angry
Than I

And those notes say:
You are loved
You are not alone
I stand with you