Walking in a forest

The beginning of this poem may be disturbing and may cause misunderstanding. This poem describes the process in which the ego is transcended. The description of the animal, and of the flesh being ground down are metaphors. They illustrate what an individual goes through when the ego is dissolving into awareness. It passes like an old animal may die, unsightly in its broken down condition yet still clinging to life even though the end is inevitable. Something new must come, and what exists now must pass away. The "Flesh ground down by the stones of the Earth" refers to the hardness and opposition that the Earth brings to bear on all life that eventually ends all life. Our lives and wills are slowly ground down by the titanic forces of nature. It is meant to cause a visceral response. Through this response, the senses are awakened and the truth can be seen...

Walking in a forest

Run down and run out
Mangy fur and shaking hind legs
Flesh ground down by the stones of the Earth
A lake of black in the mind
Stress and fatigue
The way is ground down
What shouldn't be is exposed
Like a jagged wound
The corpse is mostly bones
Some protruding from a mound of Earth
More apart than not apart of the surrounding forest
It is mostly covered in grass and ferns
They have grown through the skull
Grass, ferns, flowers on a mound with bones in Spring
There is a faint trace of what used to be there,
But there is also the gentle warmth of the sun
And the fragrance of new growth and delicate flowers
One door is nearly shut
Another is slightly more than halfway open
I can feel Spring flow through it
Warmth, fresh aromas, and life
Something died in the past
Something has been growing in the present
It can no longer be ignored
The light is bright
And requires one to shield their eyes
At least for a while...
It is pleasant
And invigorating
Their is a gentle breeze
Cool and fresh
Bringing fragrant smells
Making you curious
Making you want to walk around
Sleight excitement from the calm and quiet
You stand up and stretch your legs, arms, and back
Energy begins to pour within you
Filling up your body, from you feet to your head and from within to your hands, your face, and eyes
Swirling inside of you, exciting you,
Your body begs to move and it does
You move without thinking and take in your surroundings through your senses
You are one with the world, you are one with the forest