I Want to Learn
Instead of rushing to resolution,
insisting on an instant fix,
I want to learn
to clear a space
for the difficult questions.
I would sweep away
the debris around it,
the panic and projection,
the angst,
and set the question
on the altar of my mind.
I would sit silently
in its presence,
until I could get comfortable
with not knowing.
Then, maybe,
if there IS an answer,
it would come
in a dozen little ways,
how it often does
when I don’t force things-
in an unrelated conversation,
in something I read,
or just as a sureness
that blows in on the wind
and settles,
like a leaf
before me.
By Maria Brady-Smith
Photo by Mike Smith
Because of your poems, I sat on the porch the other day and felt the breeze on my face. I watched the leaves flutter to the ground. I listened to the wind chimes. I felt like you were with me encouraging me to just be me.
Aw. Thank you, Teresa. That is beautiful!!
I’m glad you used “if there IS an answer “.
Ha. Yeah, there are a whole lot of questions that just keep on swirling around.
I’m glad you used “if there IS an answer “.