No Should

Long shadows and brother Keith playing volleyball.

Boardwalk and Main Beach, Santa Cruz, Calif.

No Should

3/22/10

In mind we imagine

what 'ought' to be,

life without war, poverty,

the nature of relationships,

how we want them

in interaction with partners,

thinking 'this' means success

while working every time,

same in business dealings

having notion about costs,

yet when it's higher

there's lament about disagreement

between reality and dream,

or lover acts different

than prescribed as 'appropriate'

then wailing, fretting ensue,

it's about preconceived notions

believing there's better perfection

beyond 'what is' presented,

denying opportunity to learn

through acceptance, gathering wisdom,

for next similar situation

that will be original

with own specific dynamics,

only it's shadow familiar

to anything previously experienced,

 we must let go

believing expectations hold truth,

notions you know better,

living 'no should' paradigm.