~ Journey To Myself ~ Poem by Soulful One

It isn't something
that can be
rushed
hurried or
breezed thru
if it is to be
all it is meant
to be
it has to be lived
moment to moment
ever present
focused on
breath and
heart beat
echoing thru
not just my body
but my being
each one
significant
life enriching
life enhancing
if I would only
focus and
stay present
not trying to
rush with fools
where the wise tread
softly
slowly

feeling
the breeze
along each arm hair
smelling
the multitude of scents
distinguishing every
sound
noticing the nuances of colors
tasting freedom
in the release and
exhale of each breath
thru the expanse of
lungs and diaphragm
paying attention to
the tension of every muscle
the relaxation of every limb
standing in the precipice (before the chasm)
between the
regrets of yesterday and
the fears of tomorrow and
just letting go
to be in the here and now
shedding each regret and fear
from my soul
as though shedding
garments from my body
I am here
in this moment
present
attuned
attentive
alive
in the only time
that is promised me
right now
and then
the next now
moment by moment
onward on this journey
down the
yellow brick road
picking up
the bread crumbs
trailing down the path
of actualization
leading to
the center
of myself