FORGETTING

Did we?  Have we?

  Or was it merely ignorance,

desiring not to know?

A way to circumvent trauma and horror?

To keep going on survival tracks,

 one thing after the other, 

on and on…

amnesia, a useful retro-tool;

 better than reacting endlessly - in mental blips or sideways distraction:

a bit of fun or drama

to allow Time to pass - I mean the Stars themselves to move 

 to appropriate longitudes, latitudes, 

co-ordinates and contexts -

which we haven’t a clue about - mostly; 

 call it fate, chance, moments of respite.

Mindfulness is ever-present,

sweet and simply now.

Attention and Intention

are neurological processes

whereas the Heart listens, knows;

it’s code is stillness, silence

like owls wings at dusk,

moonlight on the snow,

a newborns’ trembly breath.