An essential thing
is what’s at stake
when we retreat
into our entanglements.
Avoiding an encounter
that might otherwise result
in listening
creating,
connection
disentangling.
You have two hands.
In one, inertia.
In the other, a comfort.
Would you drop an idea of the past,
drop an idea of the future,
or drop them both,
for a moment?
Would you silence the chattering voice
to recognize another?
To reveal the present.