Here, Now.

A daily simple mantra

the most powerful
antidote 
for our toxic 
everyday life

where doom-scrolling rules
the day, and
personal insults
are breaking news

I read it all
forming silent opinions
publishing some 
and to what avail?

...

still, 
i can 
pause

...

breathing in
....here.
breathing out
....now.

...

a simple mantra 
to pull me back  
from the edges 
of reverie and thought

where my monkey mind
often leads me
beside the churning waters
of instant judgment and 
assumed superiority

where random thoughts
tug at my attention
with urgency, issuing critical alerts

itchy face
did I wheeze just now
my knees hurt
how long has it been
can I stop now

...

still,
i can 
pause

...

breathing in
....here.
breathing out
....now.

...


at any time
we can
pause

when the boss berates
we can 
pause

when cash is short
we can 
pause

when the muse stops whispering
we can 
pause

none of it
is 
real


...

breathing in
....here.
breathing out
...now.

...