To enter into
s t i l l n e s s
is alchemical.
We may enter seeking
s a n c t u a r y
We are deceived.
To onlookers it may seem
that we have chosen the easy path:
w i t h d r a w a l
r e t r e a t
e s c a p e
An abdication.
They would be wrong.
For it is at heart a
f i r e
A ferment of
r e v o l u t i o n
There is a violence to
t r a n s f o r m a t i o n
An explosion of
l i f e
c o l o u r
The breathless unknowing of
b e c o m i n g
To enter into
s t i l l n e s s
Is to consent to
i n i t i a t i o n
Is to enter
f l a m e
s t i l l n e s s
is alchemical.
We may enter seeking
s a n c t u a r y
We are deceived.
To onlookers it may seem
that we have chosen the easy path:
w i t h d r a w a l
r e t r e a t
e s c a p e
An abdication.
They would be wrong.
For it is at heart a
f i r e
A ferment of
r e v o l u t i o n
There is a violence to
t r a n s f o r m a t i o n
An explosion of
l i f e
c o l o u r
The breathless unknowing of
b e c o m i n g
To enter into
s t i l l n e s s
Is to consent to
i n i t i a t i o n
Is to enter
f l a m e