Ego is upset today
I wouldn’t let him out to play
sometimes he thinks he is the king
and disagrees with everything
he worships his own point of view
scoffs at ideas that are new
at his worst
he’s quite the boor
and then I shove him
out the door
now locked away
inside my mind
I hope
he will become
more kind
tio stib
I plucked it from among its friends pushed my fingers into the frigid stream felt among the hard, rounded forms blanketing the bottom and wrapped my hand around one that just felt right baking in the summer sun toes dangling tingling in icy water my mind studied the stone taken from its ancient home how many years how many millennia had passed to wear away its imperfections grind down its edges how much time tossed against other stones before all were worn into oneness how long will it take to wear away my ego how much time grinding against life to smooth out arrogant delusions until I am humbled into oneness smiling I toss the time traveler home splash! tio stib You might also enjoy: “If”; Life Journey Poems & Prose
