Shouts and Whispers

I write in shouts and whispers,

depending on the day, the mood,

the caffeine level in my blood,

the degree of success in sleeping the night before.

And yet I do write,

against the odds,

enjoying the having written

more than the writing.

 

Mostly,

I write to say

we're all the same—

an admission hard to believe

if you recall my history of rushing to judgment.

So, though we are all one

and the same,

I myself display the rift,

the (unmendable?) split

between the conscious and the unconscious.

In my compass,

the North is where

the unconscious becomes conscious,

a transformation devoutly to be wished,

but one not attained

without heartbreaking,

backbreaking

effort.

 

 

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