TaoSpring - pallet chicken coop

Gnawing, gnawing, gnawing,
at the perception
of myself.
If I do this;
I will improve.
If I do this;
I will be somebody.
I have to achieve,
believe,
concieve of a me
that is better
than the man I am.

.....Does the crow live in this way?

.....Does the fish look to grow legs?

Nay, but they are not human, you say.
It is we who have the burden, the need to
improve, to grow, to attain.

But I say, that is a misrepresentation
pointed at by the prophets and sages,
and too often the pointing finger has been
mistaken for the moon,
the river, once crossed, has us
leaving the canoe on the bank.
How often is the river crossed
and the canoe blinds our view
because we unwittingly refuse
to drop it.

Be still.
Watch.
Judge not.
Practice.
Be still.
Watch.
Judge not.
Practice.