Sunday, April 18, 2010

Not Enough or Too Much


Not enough water, and we die.
Too much water, and we die.

Like all things, the best path lies between.

2 comments:

Dr. Mike said...

Atrophy

and now that the hand is gone
the fingers are numb
the thumb will not grasp
the paintbrush or the pen

and now that the hand
spasmodically flicks
as if disembodied from the will
wrong keys on the computer

nerve endings act on their own
tapping morse code without meaning
like the empty-headed cosmos
where myths played connect-the-dots

what can the brain recognize
as blood vessels in the eyeballs
shrink and elongate dark splotches
honeysuckle or deadly nightshade

[Disposable Poem April 18, 2010]
Dr. Mike

The Rambling Taoist said...

Yes, yes. The middle path.

Btw, don't know if I ever mentioned it, but I repost all your blog entries on my tumblr page. Gotta spread the love!