Monkey Mind - Poem

Monkey mind.

A brain confined.

Trapped by the past.

By conditioning.

By words left unsaid.

By a childhood unseen.

By what could have been.

Don't you see,

Little monkey?

You are free.

Just let go.

Just move.

Just step to the side.

Because though your cage seems all-encompassing,

It is just an illusion.

One that can be broken.

By you connecting with others.

By you in harmony with a group holding space.

Holding your body.

Guiding you to break the cage you confined yourself to,

Way back when you needed such protection just to survive.

But now,

Dear monkey,

It's time to thrive.

You are safe and free if you choose yourself to be.