Sunday, January 2, 2011

Here and Now

As far as I can reach
I don't know that I need
This controlling grasp over everything.

As far as I can see
I don't know that I need
This vision of more than the world around me.

As far as I can hear
I don't know that I need
This torrent of noises that distracts me

As far as I can understand
I don't know that I need
This idea that I can understand everything

As far as I can tell
All I need
Is to hold loosely to what I love
All I need
Is to see the world around me
All I need
Is to hear each sound distinctly
All I need
Is to know that it's okay not to know

All I need is here and now.