wisdom comes

          for james

wisdom comes when we embrace our imperfections:

in this we shall stand in togetherosity

until peace settles on our tongues

oh wonder, oh woe

our ancestors have left us with 
a glut of wealth and poverty

keep listening to 
the rich hunger between 
the you and the I

do not fear your curiosity - 

that is the whetstone that keeps your instincts

cutting a path through the obsidian forest

make generous place for sleep

for it shelters our eyes against the glaring reality

of our long-suffering mortality

it is good to learn 

to let go 

of all this bipedal confidence

come here, come lie down in the shade of these words
curl back into 
your silken surrendering self