The Chalice of My Awareness

I was searching
for an Entrance to
The Mystery

when I
stumbled into
one from the
business end of
my Sacred Couch.

It came to me,
between naps,
to attempt to
meditate,
though I suspected
that would lead,
inexorably,
to another nap.

It further came to me
that I should hold
a Mantra
in the Chalice of
My Awareness
that went something
like this:

I Am
Who
I Am
Who
I Am.

I knew
I should cover
the Chalice,
that thoughts
that I should be

other or
better or
different than

I Am
Who
I Am

could simply
evaporate,
without corrupting
the Elixir in
the Chalice.

Sure enough,
in a handful of
moments

I awoke,
deep in
The Mystery.

I recognized
the laughter

at the notion
that I should be
other or
better or
different than

I Am
Who
I Am.

(Photo by Rey Proenza; UnSplash)