We breathe, eat, keep warm, Clothe ourselves, and take shelter, We escape predators, fend off invaders, Avoid precipices and poisons. We find ourselves in family, take up with companions, We step out into the tribe. We assert, compete, amass our fortunes; We lose and win; we identify. We explore and interrogate; We discover and understand. [...]
Tag: transcendence
Presence
On a soft surface, blurry rays penetrating, Or in a tiny conveyance pushed through moving air, Or seated, enclosed, with fabric draped on her front, Nourishment being placed into her mouth, She worked to assimilate the details of her assignment, Fascinated at her awkwardness in her new vessel, Its appendages errand and awkward. The soothing [...]