behold the majestic stream

& the emergence of koi fish.

see the ripples that expand

like years, like the rings of A

giant sequoia tree. deeper

ponds reach for the ocean,

for scandinavian passages

for fjords of greater volume.

the chasm of stress will not

confine you as breath work

lends the passage to climb

up free from the tether now

cut as you ignore the sound

of traffic & the approaching

children as they breach the

hard borderline of A distant

room. & books hit the floor

as they pick up speed down

the hallway slipping on the

carpet runner as one slams

into the linen cupboard and

rises again, surging on like

zombies as their footsteps

get closer, A glass shatters

as they collide with A side

table majestic as they burst

through the partially opened

door & proceed to jump all

over my best ever chaturanga.