THE AFFAIR



EVERY TIME SHE SMILED
HER COUNTENANCE LIT UP
SOFTENED HER FEMININITY
AND SO DELICATELY FRAMED
HER LOVELY BEING.

THE REMOTENESS OF THOSE EYES
GAZING INTO UNSEEN DEPTHS.
THE INTENSITY OF THOUGHT – SO STERN!
AND YET I SAW ONLY –LONELINESS.

WHY DO YOU MEDITATE AND SPECULATE?
THE WORLD STILL LIVES ON.
“CAN THE MIND REALLY BE FREE
OF THE PHYSICAL BEING?”
REALITY ALWAYS BECKONS.

CANNOT THE INNER BEING 
IN OCCUPATION OF THE PHYSICAL
COMMIT TO ACCEPTANCE OF 
NO COMMITMENT.

WHY VISUALISE BETRAYAL
AS PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS.
ARE THERE NOT RULES TO THE EXCEPTION
RATHER EXCEPTION TO THE RULES?

WHY NOT SURRENDER THE
ESSENCE OF BEING “THE MIND”
AND ACCEPT THE OFFERING.

WHY CREATE CHALLENGES
NAY OBSTACLES IN ONE'S COSMIC KARMA
AND NEGATE THE BODY OF THOUGHT/EMOTION.

WHY NOT LET YOUR SMILE TOUCH YOU
AS IT TOUCHES OTHERS?
MAYBE YOU NEED TO LOOK
INTO THE MIRROR OF THE SOUL - YOURS
AND SEE HOW IT LIGHTS YOU UP.

~ Lonely Being ~

 

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