Allostasis

We know that the plastic

takes longer to melt 

as it ages.

slows down-

while perceptive time speeds

up.

Neuroplasticity.

Five years ago, three lifetimes ago

I left that forever life

not before 

taking out the trash,

working for the business

we once owned

and relenting to

sex. Letting go.

Fluid intelligence.

We are not given

more than we can handle

so we carry as much as we can

and drop the rest.

Feeling lighter

we ascend and break

anchors.

Humbition.

The titles, the names, the

labels change

while the contents increase

wisdom.

Hindsight is no longer than foresight.

Intuition allows the

miraculous presence.

Here you are. 

Serendipity.

Momentum contains

moments

necessary

to move on

our life line of

arcs and electricity, current chi,

grounded in this

identity.

The ends feel like beginnings,

there is only one

first time

and many lasts.

Where would we be

without memory

of where we have been.

Karma.

Artwork credit: 'Woman sifting' by François-Alfred Delobbe (1835-1920), in Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Making time

 

Maybe it's how,

I gotta go in 10 minutes,

feels so different from-

I have 10 more minutes of sleep-

Or all lights are green

and other days every single one

makes you wait

reminding

Patience is virtuous

Following the divorce,

of course,

treading harder than ever

just to stay afloat-

On that same note

trying harder to keep 

inspired

instead of always feeling 

tired.

Grinding the mill stone

down to the metal

ore-

just

Stop and sink-

Or was it drop and think...

Into a poem

pocketing loose pieces 

while waiting

for the light to change.

Painting by Esperando La Pesca 'Waiting for the Catch' via Wikimedia Commons in Public Domain.