Do you really listen
to the words that you hear?
Are you paying attention,
is the meaning clear?
Does the mind rush ahead,
a reply at the ready?
Let each sentence be absorbed,
metabolized slowly.
Do I really listen
to thoughts as they’re spoken?
A struggle to make meaning
when the filter is broken.
So much that is said
occurs without thought.
The mouth opens and closes,
no connection is sought.
Do you ever listen
to yourself as you speak?
Hear your pearls of wisdom;
are you fully awake?
When you really hear,
as if for the first time,
check your words are true,
necessary and kind.
Stop now and listen,
what might I hear?
I may hear my heartbeat
as it quickens with fear.
So I pause for a moment,
just letting things be,
sense divinity living
and breathing through me.
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To The Core 