Slow Yourself

A simple gesture,
rest assured,
Can let the clouded mind unfurl.

There’s something there,
though unaware,
That gifts its love to this old world.

Now who’s to say,
when time is paid,
If it will matter in the end?

But all I know,
here in this show,
Is how that time is spent.

If one spends days
lost in a haze,
Like a train full steam ahead,

A turbid mind
is all you’ll find
When you lay yourself to bed.

So slow yourself —
I urge you, so
that you may see the Light;

Its presence teems
in every stream,
Running silent through the night.

Slow yourself —
I say again;
It all is but a blink.

And Beauty peeks
from underneath;
It’s far from what you think.

Max Kristopher Komes
www.MaxKomes.com

Max Komes is a mental health professional and philosopher based in Pensacola, Florida. His writing mixes the science of clinical psychology with the spirit of contemplative practice, discussing the timeless themes of compassion, interconnection, and human flourishing.

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