Toujours L’Audace
This morning we are
waiting again for
the gods to bring down
a satellite or slam
their fist upon the waves or
cut a chasm
into the earth.
We are waiting for those things
because we fear
that our choices will be wrong
that we will cause pain
that we will suffer pain
and if the gods
set us on the path of war
or rain disaster upon us
then we may curse them
instead of our own hearts.
What if we learn to be wrong
what if we learn that
our hearts have their own wisdom
better than the long agony
of the mind with its endless
second guessing and regret
we may discover that leaping
from the edge of the cliff
can set us free.
