MIND over MATTER

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I have seen many examples

of people that want to move

objects without raising a hand

What sounds supernatural

I now see as a potential disability

We worry so much about

AM I OLD?

AM I FAT?

AM I PRETTY?

AM I STRONG?

One might think we really care about our body…

but in actuality, it is catering

to the mind and its insecurities

The mind doesn’t give a shit about the body

It only cares about what others will think about it

I live in a neighborhood that

shows its battle scars

its a population of homeless

addicts and mentally challenged

Yes, there is a little bit of everything

in this land of nothing

I watch my peers limping and racing

down the block to be able to smoke that cigarette

since the program only gives them a few minutes

I see the over the hill thugs

standing around the CHECK CASHING spot

waiting for their cue

We all are running to or away from

our thoughts and the body and spirit

is the casualty.

I used my body to get what I

needed to silence the mind

My body took all the wear and tear

and eventually the mind

that was so demanding will

abandon ship and leave you

with a shipwreck and

a ritualistic method of behaviors

that still feel so important.