THANKING A MONKEY
– Kaveri Patel
There’s a monkey in my mind
swinging on a trapeze,
reaching back to the past
or leaning into the future,
never standing still.Sometimes I want to kill
that monkey, shoot it square
between the eyes so I won’t
have to think anymore
or feel the pain of worry.But today I thanked her
and she jumped down
straight into my lap,
trapeze still swinging
as we sat still.
swinging on a trapeze,
reaching back to the past
or leaning into the future,
never standing still.Sometimes I want to kill
that monkey, shoot it square
between the eyes so I won’t
have to think anymore
or feel the pain of worry.But today I thanked her
and she jumped down
straight into my lap,
trapeze still swinging
as we sat still.
– Kaveri Patel
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