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Camping Here

It’s always here

40-50 buzzing flies

even the horseflies

the heat beats

upon my head

mostly the forehead and

top

in increments


the natural reaction is

to pull the forehead skin together

in a crinkle

another fly

sits upon my


that’s it


Eye


I

echoes through the gums

caressing the distance to infinity

and settling right back into me

crickets and blue

Wren

Zen

tickling silence

and the colour proof

that everything is all

right


and sitting here

within all of

this

40-50 flies

with one on my foot

and one between my glasses and my

Eye


sitting here

within all of this

crinkles, aches and

tickles

the gentle pin prick

the way the mosquito knows best to

connect

kissing and

our friendship sealed in a tiny drop

an offering to sustain her life


sitting here

within all of this

I always come back to

the inner

Bliss


we can increase the buzzing and

the bites

the heat and prickly,

tender fights

the tension from another’s words

the multitasking tiny herds

the pull back nervous interaction

the spoiled let down satisfaction


but when we are camping here

within all of this

it matters not what seasons say

or complaining pressures come what may

a tinge of whinge

a worry blurry

a feeling of a senseless hurry


for blessed be the camping here

abandoning the steady steer

finally hands laid to lap

the guidance left unto the sap


completely lost amongst the trees

at first bewildered by the breeze

but in a moment I will find

the right directions come in time

in perfect time to make the move

and soon I see my faithful groove


it’s sewn in trust

the path of light

right through the superficial night

give in to that is all it takes

avoid encounters with the snakes


and arriving here back to my flies

each with countless peering eyes

resolutely whole detectives

purpose unbounded in perspectives


being able to see the angles

but more than that to see the tangles

intricate, immensely laid

and each united in a braid


Camping here

within abyss

I thank the flies

who showed me this.




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