Lotus Life

in unexpected moments
the swamp surrounds us
green, brown, overgrown
endless
mud

you know the stuff

and us, the lotus,
above the waters
the disgusting, putrid stench
but how?

how with these senses
nostrils full of vomit
we weep with the swamp
we wish we did not

see this reality

like a broken mirror
full of small shards of pain and beautiful
we try hard to to calm the waters
to still the insanity
to get to the bottom of things
to see more deeply
to make shit crystal clear
to conquer fear
except the inevitable turbulent torrent
rains

accept the small beautifuls
accept the pains
accept the mud
side by side
with rainbows

that is this world
turbulence and clarity
that is this life
lotus and swamp
dampness in one way
or another

we have only
soft peculiar petals
in an infinite universe
dreams of realities
and rebirths

©ola hadi 2010