i am more than happy
to be a cog in this wheel
as one who passes that baton
that has already been passed
by so many of
my teammates,
to so many of my
teammates.
i don’t need to invent anything,
or repackage something else.
and i am happy to be
one who doesn’t win the race often,
or ever, but gets to
make it to the show, serendipitously
through others,
on most days. And when i don’t,
i know – that everything doesn’t rest on me.
the world will turn even without me,
but loves me anyways.
i am more than happy
to be one of this many
of this many that is one,
breathing allows me to be
a precious, tiny cog in this wheel
that turns like water-falling buckets,
yeah, that.
there’s a central axis that can’t be
pointed at.
right now there are so many baskets
opening with the harvest of
sitting dormant all through the winter;
the hardest work done,
was no work at all.
Fiesta Estrellas 
I love this. More and more, this is where I’m coming to be. I haven’t yet begun to fathom how everything fits together, but I do know … I’m happiest when I sit back, breathe, and appreciate all that is, with or without me.
All the same – you are precious! Thank you for being here. Thank you for sharing your thoughts 🙂
I must say this is a very nice piece of work. Nice in that it draws you in with apparent simplicity but says so much, it becomes really powerful. The last five lines are brilliant.
Thank you so much, Shey! 🙂
It’s an especially good thing that you read to the end!
I appreciate your insights and your comment here.
Being happy with who we are is so important! Lovely words.
I am happy to be another cig knocking each other forward where appropriate.. wonderful words Ka x love barbara
It should of said cog…
Much love to you, Barbara 🙂
I love the acknowledgement in your poem of being part of a bigger process and the use of lower-case “i” is so clever ❤ Beautiful
Hi Christy,
This poem is exactly that: about being a part of a bigger process. ❤ Thank you!
Ka
i’m left feeling
proud to be
a backup
player
on this team 🙂
Beautiful poem ❤
Thank you for sharing. Simple yet so true. Cheers
Thank you very much, Search for Serenity.