Half-mast and underfed,

I wonder why we frequently

try to live with a diet that

is close to starvation from

the things that truly fill the

bellies of our soul. The food we

require is available and closer

than we think, yet we seek

to live life on rations of crumbs,

famished by distraction,

undernourished at the core

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Eat of the goodness of life,

that which sustains

While frivolity, excitement,

the pursuit of pleasure,

and things deemed ‘success’

are treats that taste fine;

the food that nourishes

and keeps us alive

is the simple fare found

in daily routines and things

that we can easily mistake

for ‘boring’ or ‘ordinary’

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Yet without a diet

based on substance

we quickly fade to a shadow

of who we really are and

live wondering why

‘flourish’ is something

we never quite manage

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After all, would you hold your

breath or breathe shallow

searching for the scent

of something fine

when the fresh air around  

is clean and always in supply?

——–Biology 101

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©Heather Pound 2021