Go back
to go forward,
forget
to remember
--origins
accomplishments
calamities;
Forget how to count
how to
name
judge, categorize, diminish,
fear.
Peel away
belief,
identity.
belief,
identity.
Go to the sea. Study tides, waves, broad wings.
Go to the meadow,
Get on hands and knees.
Go to the meadow,
Get on hands and knees.
Squish mud between fingers and toes.
Study earth, obsidian, clay, quartz.
Get face to face with caterpillars.
Wonder at the wings of bumblebees,
the hunger of grubs.
Caress roots,
seeds,
seeds,
shoots,
blossoms.
Go to the mountain.
Consider sun, wind, angles, elevations.
Go to the river.
See our own naked shapes
in the still pool.
Inhale.
Exhale.
See.
Hear.
Smell.
Touch.
Feel.
Fall, scrape, stub,
whack, sprain, break
our bodies.
Weep until gasping
till the wall of each cell
knows
how easily
it can be
cracked.
C 2012 Bob Kamm
