Complexity, it seems, may be the word of our time— or maybe not—who knows?
I feel it, though: a lot of complexity, questions, considerations, over so many things—the little, tiny things, and the huge, looming things, too. Complexity is everywhere.
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Now, the poetry!
I need somewhere to ask all these questions because they never seem to to leave, always coming back for more, never letting me find any kind of rest. I need something that will hold me steady as I twist and turn words and ideas and embodiments around, asking what they really and truly mean. I need someone to remind me of who I am, as I change under every kind of circumstance, as I become someone new moment to moment in ways I never even expected. I need some way to hold the space for myself and for those asking big questions too, some way for us to feel safe to ask them, and to hold each other up as the world shakes and shakes and shakes with complexity.
After an hour on the internet
I laced my shoes up
And went outside.
There were so many shades of green,
So many edges and textures,
Such depth and dimension.
The birds and the wasps had something to say,
And the River taught me to breathe again.
The complexity of the web of life
Reminds me how to be human again.
Complexity
If it were an intricate association
of related things, meant
to keep us safe,
then “complex” might be
a rabbit trail worth chasing;
but, far too often,
it’s more like a shape-shifting goal
that’s wholly unattainable,
constantly dangling before us
like a greyhound’s lure,
not only uncatchable,
but also not worth reaching.
You can keep almost all
of the complexities
the world offers.
The only one I’m interested in
is the complexity of our souls,
that unfold before us,
begging only for our attention.
THIS is the beautiful complex
toward which I want to lean.