Truthing

Some things you can't understand

Until you want to understand

And are willing to understand them

Shift is difficult

Learning nothing is what it seems

We hear that all our lives

“Nothing is what it seems”

We act like we know

What it means

But we don't

We don't get it

because

We are already certain

That we can't be wrong

Even when we admit

we aren't right

Or don't know

We carry on the charade

Of grand illusions

Desperately trying

to Understand

what we swear

We already know

We innerstand

To the point

Of anxiety

and depression

We cling to meaning

Long for purpose

All the while

We call ourselves worthless

Or we believe it

Far more than we should

We want the mystery

While asking what's next

So caught up in the mirage

That's merely a reflection

Of you

Of me

Of us

We are they

We are it

In the only time

That matters

Here and now

Be present

Or go back to start

Nicholle Michelle 2019