INNER FATUATION by Beth Haist

My monk has dropped his beads
His cup is left overturned in the dirt
His robes drop
Alas reality
R e a l i t y
In concert
To my own cadence
Soft, sweet beat
Comes through me
I chase my breath around my mind
Never really grasping
Because there is nothing to grasp hold or take
I am fine
Whirling Within
Finally taking root
Finally sinking in
I am fine with that and
Moreover I am fine with me.