wipes the mind
what pain does
emptying clarifying
I didn’t say easy
a heron on the hunt
large feet in the muck
everything attention
drugs, another matter
they dull and confuse
chickens cackling
in the yard attracting
the fox that said
we need chickens too
What a perfect description of that experience. When I had my spinal fusion last November, I was very happy to get off pain meds. Pain is a real, gritty practice-"I didn't say 'easy'"...What helped was focusing on what didn't hurt-not easy. Thoughtful ending-needing fox and chicken. Again, thank you, Amrita.