Shifting Realities

sometimes i shift
from obsessive-compulsive

to something like
attention-deficit

observing a flower

first thought:
‘pretty’

then:

its red
it has thorns
it smells good

it’s a rose

labeling

it likes full sun
it doesn’t like wet feet
it is dormant in winter…

categorizing

the fruit is loaded with vitamin c

rationalizing
obsessive-compulsive

often
i find myself

analyzing

instead of

experiencing
appreciating

attention-deficit

buddha or
confucius or
jesus or
mohammed or

(maybe all of them or
someone else)

said

“excess of reason is
a form of madness”

planting tomatoes and eggplant
in perfect rows

organizing

controlling

sometimes i shift from
obsessive-compulsive

i wonder

questioning

am i mad…

or indifferent
or insensitive
or confused
or depressed

observing the sky

first thought:
‘beautiful’

then:
it’s blue

to something like
attention-deficit

wind picking up
clouds forming

cirrus or
cumulus or…

i think it might rain

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