Reflecting in a new location
Staring off at a pile of dirt
What is the difference
If I can’t let myself be distracted,
But I only am.
And if I don’t take this time
Staring off at a pile of dirt
Will I boast of how mighty I am
If I can’t, I’ll devise destruction
But I only am
What do I love?
Staring off at a pile of dirt
Devouring coffee and words
If I can’t uproot these weeds
But I only am
Behold the man who goes this way and that
Staring off at a pile of dirt
Do you trust all that abundance?
If I can, I will make this pile my refuge
But I only am
I am a green olive tree
Staring off at a pile of dirt
Forever
If I can’t, the dirt will