May 14, 2015

TALKING TO ONESELF

Everyone needs to talk to oneself,

          to walk with oneself,

          when walking the dog,

          when driving the car,

          along the city streets,

          walking the quiet beach,

          or in June and November woods.

Everyone needs to meet with oneself,

          to make plans,

          decisions,

          all by oneself,

          when all are talking,

          at the card party,

          or the coffee break

          or outside the church.

We all need to slip in the side door

          of ourselves,

          or our church,

          and sit in

          the afternoon darkness,

          and hear the Light,

          feel the Light

          that surrounds us.

And even then we all need moments

          to get away

          even from God,

          to hide in the cellar

          and the caves

          of our hearts,

          our secret spots

          of wilderness

          and quiet.

We all need those times

          to cry,

          to die,

          to tie things together.

Yes, we all need time to talk to ourselves,

          to rent a boat,

          to leave the beach,

          to row out beyond this world,

          to find some quiet time,

          to stop the stirring

          of the coffee cup

          and just let it sit still,

          and let the waves,

          and the then the ripple,

          and then the Calm

          surround us.