Eden..
(published in Tajmahal Review, Volume 16, Number 1, June 2017)
I wish that there was a world
without consequences or decisions,
where the eerie quietness would startle even the bold,
and the mind does no derision.
but so it can't be, I am told,
every nuance or nonchalant move,
is as precious as gold,
the very idea of it makes me bellow.
I wish there was a world
where we are free from thoughts,
where regret has no foundation,
and the mind has not fought.
where there are no battles to be won,
no pain to endure,
where we can have fun,
nothing to moor.
And so it's true
without thought and reason,
where would we be?
running freely and unsuspectingly as the bison.
In the end though, I wish a world
where my mind does not function,
where all my cards, I fold
and, for once, enjoy the glorious procession.
