The Unknown World

tomorrow
yesterday
later today
an hour ago:

it's all "unreal"
in a certain sense

and the more we sense
ourselves
and
live
right
here
right now

the more
all of that
doesn't matter

and is that any way
to love

yes

because that person
in front of us
who "did something wrong"
last week
and therefore
we can get worked up
because they "might"
do something wrong again
next week
or tomorrow

right now:
they are just the person
in front of us

now,
they may be yammering away
totally asleep
and can we wake up
to our beauty
and theirs
underneath the yammer
right
now

can we listen
for the love
of life
that is trying
to pour
forth
from their hearts
and ours
right now

the unknown world:
what's inside of another person
what's inside of us

and yet,
there
are hints
aren't there

ah
sweet