Self awareness
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Are beautiful aren’t they….but not very useful Unless we remember the bees Sometimes flowers don’t make sense What do they give us, when survival matters No food, nor sustinence Just colour Just joy Just beauty Just the moment To watch, and slow down Look at the flowers, say the mystics Look at just one, every…
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Something to do, somewhere to go, something to worry about, something now, something then, something tomorrow, something near, something far away, something someone else said, did, or didn’t do, something, there’s always something Something to feel guilty about, something to feel concern about, someone to please, someone to be responsible for, something to react to,…
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I walked on tip toes for a good few years after learning to walk – I must have known the importance of having to stay quiet When I was told of for sneezing at the dinner table, I learned to sneeze, without making a noise Dont touch the water when peeing, too noisy Turn the…
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If the process of healing is like an onion One layer of tears at a timeOne more step towards the core Then wounds are like eyes They hurt when stung They are the raw, vulnerable awakening Of pain needing more work Raw exposed and seen Wound of black hurt The pupil, the dark eye in…
James Ballantyne 