Awaken from deep, relaxing sleep

Awaken to voices in jungle of my mind

There is a beast nearby lurking with excitement

Acting as a concerned friend and companion

The voice of beast gets louder and louder

Reminding me of my challenges

Reminding me of unfairness of the world

Reminding why I should not be calm

I am feeling anger and frustration rising

I tell him do not start the Monday like this

I have been there and done that many times before

Your advice has not really been helpful in the past

Let me savor my peaceful me a bit longer

Let me shower and meditate first

During the warm and calming shower

I ask the beast companion several questions.

What if my challenges are my blessings?

What if my enemies are my friends?

What if I am dreaming within a dream?

What if I just need to be present and observe? 

What if I am all taken care of?

The beast was speechless and somehow relieved

He went to a corner and pondered the questions

Copyright .2017 by Shervin Hojat