Wednesday, April 20, 2011

stamina for the bliss

what else can i say about suffering and bliss
yesterday lovely, today just hard

i have talked enough about the story of my day
tomorrow i bike to work across town at 5 am

ain't no time for a toothache
so forget that

i crave comfort

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i still am homeless in a way

tried to upgrade from the van
to a sedan today

get mobile toward more road trips west

and it's all broke
so i'll carry on try to fix it whatever

it's a strange world
but i try to take things less personally

win some lose some
it's all a sacrifice anyway

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am grateful to be gathering some meaning

about how complex it is
to drop back into the system

after dropping out
even momentarily

health care coverage
a ride

and everything else that matters

so corrupted by profiteers
as to squeeze the space for being human

for maintaining community
contributing

staying alive

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home matters
knowing where things are

community matters more

prayer matters
maybe most of all

and doing the things that keep our souls alive
amidst the schlock

including contributing to someone
something better

than all this

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remember this life is at least
as full of wonder and heaven

as it is this hell and drudgery
look at the trees

still blooming just so
with barely a drop of rain in four months

hear the birds
find your breath

it may be all we have
it is enough

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there is bliss after despair
so let us develop

stamina for the bliss


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