George Nemeth: From Jack Ricchiuto’s “Conscious Becoming”
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When we’re conscious,
our stories are about what exists.
Everything we call a lack,
deficiency, failure, regret,
problem, or weakness
represents something that doesn’t exist.
When we’re unaware,
we’re obsessed with what doesn’t exist.
We sour otherwise pleasing meals
and keep ourselves and each other up at night
with breathless banter
about what doesn’t exist.
When we’re conscious,
we’re far too engaged with
what does exist,
to be distracted
by what doesn’t.
© 2007 Jack Ricchiuto
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