Hold That Thought
Can you?
Can you cling
to a full stop? Reach
the conclusion
Find
the solution
and move on
Why not?
What stands between mind and complete thought?
Give it time. Even when you stop stirring the pot,
the stew takes a moment to settle
Your ideals, your ideas exist and
you have access to this
in each moment
Now thought. No
thought. New thought.
Now
fluid motion through
preconceived notions
Never getting caught up in the net
Think in pure open space
Stretch out into endless expanse and seek
freedom in immediate perception
Conceptions bleed out
speechless peace
heedless of limitation, needless
Be.
And in that stillness, see
all thought, equal and even,
spread like cloud cover, self-resolve
dissipate to reveal
your ability to feel thoughtfully
And think with empathy.
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