the caged bird parable

“if you want to escape from your cage, you must die while you are alive.”

outside myself

Outside myself, looking in,
Captured….aware….. tested….
Reflection spills my inner poisons;
This is my greatest challenge.

A moment, a turnstile, a crossroads, a lesson,
The alarm clock rings and vanishes like time

Remember this one; it matters.

Harness the strength
From the guiding wind
It blows strong and purposeful
Intending support

In full faith
Breathe and jump
Imagine my wings and by this fly
And dance in the thrashing, turbulent time

Percussion, a pulse,
My thread of intent
A chord arpeggio building resolve.
A moment of tension-filled silence enthralls,
Reprise then guides me home.

Death lay still on the side of the highway
Scattered and staggered
From left to right and back again.
Stepping stones become mementos
And ghosts approvingly smile at
Scenes from a memory.
The tempo builds.

Impressionistic catastrophic mockery,
My game unwinds,
Excusing itself by
The love of the ride
Convincing me I am
Enjoying the drive.
I recursively integrate,
Descending to climb

Still falling,
Expect to rise.

Some wisdom from Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

“The best way to express your nature is not to interfere in anyone else’s.”

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” (quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson ?)

Tao Te Ching highlights

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

“No Storm lasts forever.”

“When your cup is full, stop pouring.”

“There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.”

“There is a time for everything. Everything in its time.”

“End all conflicts with love.”

“The sage never does difficult things.”