The Middle Pane

Water doesn’t react, it flows

Even a rock changes over time

Eroded by the elements

we are on repeat right now

Water doesn’t react, it flows

Even a rock changes over time

Eroded by the elements

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Good and bad come to [the wise person] and he refuses neither.

–Lao-tzu–

Repeating the mantra over and over

To be relieved of pain, to be freed from anxiety, to be blessed with peace

A state took over when I finally let go

What I would have called a dream before

I felt that I had the answers

To take a path that I once knew

Reality blurred between multiple levels

In my dream I gained enlightenment

I saw flowers fall and surround me

I walked through a meadow

I felt transported to peace

I feel the need for a guru

I need someone to guide me

And I know that need is an illusion