Being Real

Living in the tension of the day
Holding up the black and the white
The fear and the joy
The rush with the peace

Being real is being real

To be the servant and the served
but running from the latter
Being the caregiver and the one in need of care
and denying that innate need

Being real is being real

Living in the now of the moment
Fixing to the task at hand
Holding in the present
The stillness of the thought

Being real is being real

Gazing off on down the path
Planning for the journey
Dreaming toward the fuzzy line
Of today meeting tomorrow

Being real is being real

Living in the tension of the day
Holding up the black and the white
The fear and the joy
The rush with the peace

*KSC - 2005