a cat in my chest

he won't let me say what I want...

i realize

i

won't let me say what I want

and oh,

what a loving thing...

I see it's Love Who won't react,

Whose watching over me

I see I'm awake and listening

and I see attack will only breed more attack...

I see it's the ego

screaming

for it's life

there's a cat

inside my chest

yowling!

throwing itself at the window

when it perceives another cat/itself

outside--

a stranger, invader, thief

in it's territory

the power of a belief

in a frenzy

tail exploded

wild-eyed

frantic

i watch,

observe carefully,

what is that sensation?

like the smell of popcorn

in the movie theater

put there to convince us

we are hungry...

is it true?

a moment before we smelled it,

before we walked in the door,

where

was our mind?

the clear blue sky

blocked now

in the dark

of the theater

i see but through

the giant yellow eyes

on the screen...

kill

or be killed!

where is love now?

the fresh air remains

a step away

the warm sun,

the tender new shoots,`

live

now

choose...

would you die

killing your brother,

being right,

or

would you

be wrong about everything

and

see love

everywhere you look?

my child,

rest,

in the warmth

of my hearth,

the fire,

forever Home,

giving light

to see

the cat's eyes

can

see

clearly

even

in

the dark

there is

nothing

to fear