Commute: Seeking Balance

Fed up with
Getting pulled by emotions;
Tried mindfulness of breathing
All day, instead.

Accomplished much
But restlessness,
Dissatisfaction
And criticism driven;

Pulled from task
To task,
Jobs to be done,
And perfectionism besides.

Mindfulness of all
Made settling into meditation easier,
But stillness broken
By mental busyness: chores to do.

Restlessness revitalized afterwards,
With incessant thinking
Compulsive cleaning,
But posture focus too.

When finished, sat for tea;
Met with shakiness, agitation,
Likely migraine coming
With the weather change;

The external atmosphere
Brought about internal alterations,
Which gave rise to turbulent moods,
Upon which the mind broods.

Finally flew angrily into exercising,
Drumming furniture and dancing war;
This frenzy vanquished the fury
By channeling the tempest,
And then at last mind came to rest.