gulp...

Oh man.the day has dawned, with a mixture of dread, nerves, and anticipation… I know I have been making a big dramatic deal over this, because for me it IS a big deal - but I also acknowledge that thousands of people have done this before me, and many thousands more live their lives in this way, without writing poems about it or going on and on about snake bites and spiders and such! So, forgive me my excesses in this regard. I am very excited and very very curious...& nervous!!!  A poem, then… :)

into the forest

goodbye air conditioned room
hello heat

goodbye fans
hello still, heavy air

goodbye conversation
hello Silence

goodbye self-direction
hello Surrender

goodbye satiation
hello hunger

goodbye loneliness
hello Solitude

goodbye self-centeredness
hello Humility

goodbye sleep
hello torpor

goodbye mattress
hello concrete slab

goodbye pillow
hello wooden block

goodbye escape
hello bugs,
hello snakes,
hello mind,
doubt,
selfishness,
boredom,
hello anger,
impatience,
irritation,
fear,
fear,
fear.

goodbye self
hello Self