the hungry mind

We try to avoid
the silence of the being
by covering it
with flashes and lights
in the night
distractions and dings
by day

We try to quiet
the incessant talk of the mind
by feeding it
images and fear
in the night
arguments and conflict
by day

but that just makes it hungrier
for more.


We are forever caught
until we reach the moment
where we see -
the mind
the being
for what they really are.