Suppose It Didn’t?
“Suppose a tree fell and we were under it,”
Piglet said.
“Suppose it didn’t,” said Pooh.
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My capacity
To imagine
The
Absolute
Worst
About life
Has
Had
A
Long
Mother-
F_ _ _ _ing
Run.
I am declaring
That
Curtain
Closed.
I am declaring
That
Script
Over.
I am declaring
A
New
Beginning,
A beginning
Of
Remembering
That
Maybe,
Just
Maybe,
Decades
Of
Evidence
Might
Hold
True,
That,
Chances
are
Whatever
Does
Happen—
(Trees
Do fall
On top
Of people,
That is for sure),
That
Whatever
DOES
The
F_ _ _k
Happen,
I will
Find
My
Way.
I have
Found
My
Way.
I will
Continue
To
Put
My
Foot
Down,
In the next,
Best spot,
One step at a time,
And
Move
Forward.
~~~
It makes total sense, this hypervigilance.
It makes total sense,
This preparing
For the worst.
It probably was
A strategy
That supported me,
That kept me safe,
That got me through.
Today?
Nope.
Not so much.
Today, this
Expired
Coping
Mechanism
Is like
A smog
That
Blocks
Me
From
Seeing
The
Beauty
Around
Me.
If it helped, I would say,
GO FOR IT, FRIENDS.
Go right ahead:
IMAGINE the worst.
PREPARE for it.
HUNKER on down.
It just doesn’t even help.
I am afraid,
The
Cost
Is too high,
The smog
Too thick,
The energy
It takes
To push
Is too-too
Over the top
Of
Too
Much.
It’s just
Not
Worth
It.
Friends,
I am not saying, shit doesn’t happen.
OH NO.
I am saying,
Shit does
Indeed happen.
Hunkering down
And waiting for
It,
Crouched
And
Anxious
Is a
Threat
To
Our Being.
~~~
Let’s pray
To relax.
Let’s request
To soften.
Let’s hope
To see
The
Light,
Not just
Wait,
In fear
Of
The
Darkness.
~~~
Two points of inspiration for me this week. Here is the extraordinary Eva Cassidy, a voice like none other. Please open your heart to her rendition of this oldie but goodie. What she brings to it is nothing short of magnificent.
Eva Cassidy
Over the Rainbow
~~~
And, to rock on a bit. Here is a good one from Playing for Change.
I love the faces, all the faces.
The voices,
All the voices.
Coming into
One
Voice,
One
Sound,
One song:
Higher Ground
~~~
Dear Friends,
May you
Be healthy.
May you
Be present.
May you
Ride
The
Waves
Of your life.
May you
Live in peace,
No matter what
You are given.
Love to you and yours,
Aruni