To Be

The act of living is such a hard load
For the living creatures of this world to bear.
It thus was life itself that sought to offer respite
Each day through the simple regenerative act
We have come to know as sleep. The ability
To let subconscious thought emerge fully 
Formed beneathe the closed eyes of a weary 
Body enables leaps of thought not possible
Through conscious means. Waking is a gradual
State marked by minor movements and 
Adjustments until mind and body have 
Reached a level of equilibrium in order
Endure the harsh reality of existence

Nesting Dolls

He woke up

and thought to himself

'I am'.

All life,

all experience

stems from this fact.

Without this condition

nothing else

is possible.

He wondered

'What should I do

today?'

He gazed through

the window

and saw a spider

spinning a web

between the arms

of a tree.

He stood up,

put on his shoes,

walked into

the yard.