and the beat goes on

Tastes like water.

Smells like water.

Feels like water.

Must be a mirage.

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We’re not all brave souls.

Some are the audience

when the brave take their bow.

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I’ll have two

of whatever she’s having.

If it’s good,

maybe one more.

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I see you,

I love you,

and I support you

in your magnificence

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Sometime I forget

who I am.

Fortunately,

Spirit remembers.

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It is not that guilt

is bad or good.

It’s that it simply

does not work.

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It seems to me that

life usually turns out

as it is meant to.

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I am no longer

making a living.

I am, though,

making a life.

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I won’t run or dance,

but my heart sings when you’re near.

Nature loves lovers.

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Winter’s fire is banked,

air dancing above cold coals.

At peace now in spring.

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For the peace

I crave in life,

I need only myself

to be present.

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Washboard abs are okay,

but have you ever tried

jelly-filled donuts?

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I ask if this is

my opinion or

one implanted by others.

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I am still

cultivating happiness

for my life.

There’s more to do.

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When I bury my mind

and expose my heart,

you’ll see my body move.

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It seems to me that

life usually turns out

as it is meant to.

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Encouragement and praise

lift me up higher than

competition does.

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Am I choosing my path,

or is the path choosing me?

I don’t yet know.

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I wonder what it’s like when I meditate.

Clouds slowly drifting by.

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Clinging to even

just one “truth”

makes it hard to hear 

anything new.

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With alcohol,

It always seems to me,

two is not

better than one.