The forgetting and remembering
Are braided so tightly
It leaves deep angsty grooves
In the mind and in the body
Tension that True Nature wishes to relax,
Over-efforting fails to smooth out
Mental creases
Until the sitting occurs
And it is not immediate or pretty
Inner chatter broadcasts in the brain
Physical form attuned, shifted
Opening the eyes, then sighs
Making notations belies what is wise
Attachment, Aversion, Delusion-
Three poisons dripping all over everything
How to deny consumption?
With each breath, return to the path
The exhalation allows release
Dismissing imperfections like this
The inhalation welcomes awareness
Including what is not amiss
Right here
Right now
Is only
This moment
Come back to practice
Over and over; and over again still-
Remember what has been forgotten
The braid hangs loose, at will
