SHIFTSHAPERS

 by shaun lawton 

We're shattered into the universe

& I'll tell you how, once long ago

during a brief spell while

the tide pulled away, the under-

lying secret to the beauty of life

and the world was revealed to us,

somewhat terrible in its stark

essence, yet beloved in a sort

of arresting heart-attack which

begins with that moment of

love at first sight. 

   Our world remains because 

of a series of wild digressions,

not to mention our continued

survival.  It's how we

translate the term 'survival'

that feeds back into and affects

our perpetual existence. 

   When we learn how the body

remains a temporary vehicle

for the one soul that exists,

a shift occurs in our program-

ming that helps us adjust

to adapting.

SL

Nov 17, '23

SLC