What We Witness
there are two of us in here
one is the ego
seeking welfare of mind-body
the other is our soul
growing by overcoming adversity
we wish to align with our soul
but when the level of difficulty increases
inevitably the ego has its say
and we are compelled to listen
after all, we live in our body
so two conflicting emotions arise
one is anguish caused by contraction
pain, suffering, abandonment
resulting in onset of fear
the other feeling is equanimity
bliss, peace, acceptance
they make strange bedfellows these two
resembles ambivalence schizophrenia
or is it merely polarity in the realm of duality
as our consciousness bilocates
both immanent and transcendent at once
01-June-2023
Copyright © Unseeking Seeker | Year Posted 2023
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