Rote

Memory records
All sorts of stuff
Some beyond recall


A watcher sees
All happenings
Stores all in secret


Not one thing is lost
Even those hidden acts
Unremembered nuances


This brilliant library
Buried deep within
Stores all transactions


Such profound secrets
Shame, guilt and regrets
All kept in lost archives


This fabric of consciousness
Vivid living experiences
Woven into timeless memory


Rote remembers mundane
But that is just a minor bit
All else is memory unforgettable


To overcome life
Go beyond rote memory
Immerse in formlessness



Leon Enriquez
04 September 2014
Singapore
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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