I once longed for
the wilder side of life.
Then life consumed my shadow,
and everything else.
I realised that nothing
satisfies some appetites.
And walking in this universe, alone.
Is not always a bad thing.

Now, each step a bamboo shoot.
Clinging only to the present.
And like this…..
There is nothing to blame.
Nothing to praise.
There are no questions, or answers.
And I am no longer
fooled by my mind.