Absence of Mind

Absence of Mind

Flying, falling,

Ending, rising.

The absence of presence,

Can be quite surprising.

Dreaming, recounting,

Coming, going.

Absence of presence,

Without even knowing.

Chasing, fleeing,

Touching, listening.

Eyes wide open,

Absent colours glistening.

Invisible, lies,

Truth, thought.

Absence of mind is present,

Otherwise it's not.

Spinning, stopping,

Running, crawling.

Procrastinating mind,

Without even stalling.

Illumination, deception,

unbroken, civilized.

Absence of absence,

makes the absent surprised.

Whispers, quiet,

Secret, misty.

Being late for absence,

Could be risky.

Floating, sinking,

Speaking, singing.

Drifting past open reality,

Absent ears ringing.

Pay, regret,

Give, steal.

Absence of the mind,

Is realizing the real.

Dawn, twilight,

Starting anew.

Only absence of mind,

Is the presence of you.

(old poem written in 2010 reposted to this site Dec 6, 2017)