Corridor: What’s Happening

There’s been a lot happening:
Grief mixed with comforting,
Insight infused with equanimity;
Like watching a movie,
The images flow so fast,
Time is meaningless;

Equanimity brings joy,
Leading to amazement at
The intensity of emotions,
Which nevertheless
Change so swiftly,
Seeming hard as concrete,
But disappearing abruptly,
And just as quickly replaced.

‘Where do they come from?’
I asked,
And I had no idea;
How is it that these
Seemingly solid feelings
Vanish so fast?

How incredible
That the processes
Of this body
Give rise to such intense
Sensations.

How is it that
This is so?
From whence does
This experience originate?

I know something of the physiology,
But this doesn’t mitigate
The wonder
Of the texture, the depth
Or the richness of this moment;
And, that each moment is equally infinite.

Correspondence: Fascinating

Examining the cage again,
Looking around,
Amazed by every detail,
Fascinated by all
I see.

It’s hard to describe,
But how extraordinary,
Thunder and lightening,
Wow! What a show.

Pouring rain,
Thick cloud
Like a fog,
An awesome storm barrels through;

Meanwhile,
The mundane activity
Carries on indoors,
As I continue with my chores;

It’s business as usual
And yet unusual,
All the same
And everything new;

Each day a new thing,
Each day the same old;
How wondrous,
How ordinary;

How repetitive
I’m getting;
How do I do that
Time and time again?

What fun!
And how is it that
My life can be so interesting,
And so boring?

Correlation: Reframing

Moving around
And sitting,
Exercising
And bathing the itchy skin,

Feels like a cage
I’m examining,
The repetitive routines,
I seem to be stuck in;

Nevertheless, I see no alternative
But to keep looking
And keep going
On my weary way,

Through whatever it is
I’m going through,
Enjoying the scenery
Whenever there’s an opportunity;

At least that leisure
Is an option
From time to time,
In between exertions,

Regularly, throughout the day
I get to look out
From this vantage point
And notice what’s here,

And how it feels
To be here,
Which is difficult to describe
And even harder to explain;

It hurts my brain
To try to elaborate,
But I will try:
I feel closer to everything
And yet further away.