I love the wisdom, mysticism, and beauty here. Great poem!

…ling the other side.
So, when whole movements prompt people
to try all the time for making a pivot,
compulsively running away from pai…ling the other side.
So, when whole movements prompt people
to try all the time for making a pivot,
compulsively running away from pain
before observing what it has to say,
I see just upheaval, an agony to avoid
the acceptance of life, the value of the void.
Happiness doesn’t demand trying;
we are the ones who make it difficult by denying
that pain and joy…
Don’t Look Only At The Positive
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I love the wisdom, mysticism, and beauty here. Great poem!
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J…Jen…Jeni…Jenine... Proper names are poetry in the raw. (W.H. Auden) Poet, singer, seeker, hippie grandmother gleefully revealing herself
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