Monday, April 18, 2016

Genuine Artifact

I don't want to look at a picture of myself
unless it's a shot of me openly grinning
and I can see that the light in my heart
     has burst across the lines of my smile and eyes
and now flows un-dammed all around me

I also might like a picture
if in it, I am flagrantly acting
     in defense of some noble cause
and I can see that I am fully present
and as strong as I will ever be

...or if the picture shows me in total commitment
to a moment that anchors
my unswerving attention
and I can see that I am listening
     to guiding words spoken
     inside my oldest mind

and "I" am barely there

~Hope 3.2.16

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