THE NEED TO LAUGH

Not at anyone or thing,

but with ourselves -

our ludicrous folly,

our convoluted opposites,

the silly way we take ourselves so seriously.

To laugh at ourselves with kindness

releasing expectations and conditions - 

the mind-clutter of survival terrors

that enslave and blind us, feeding the dark demons of fear.

Ego can get self-important and pompous, craving attention -

hefty, with a need for even fake approval,

like a spoilt brat.

If the heart isn’t in it

it isn’t fun or funny, light or lovesome: 

naked spite and envy are evident.

Be thou as a child…