Emotion

emotion

emotion is
created by notions
of what is pleasant
what is not
in the factories of our
human form

we stand like
stoic guards
in front of each of the
body's gates
selectively determining
what should enter
and what should
be denied admission
into the emotion
 making factory
of our existence

those selected and
varied ingredients
that enter 
will be poured
into the ever changing
spinning
whirling
noisy
machinery
of our  minds
stirred
and seasoned
by the instruments of form,
thought
and
circumstance....
until the products
are ready for export
 
like water
pouring through
a porous vessel
these neatly packaged
emotions 
are meant
to pour through us
fluidly
smoothly
cleansing,
quenching and
enhancing this
human experience
and adding
eventually
to the world beyond

yet too many
hindrances to
this fluid movement
arise
in this imperfect
production line
beginning with
the gatekeeper
who allows
too much of
the noisy
and contaminated
ingredients in
and not enough
of the pure
and natural
creating emotions
that are volatile
and toxic
to
 the machinery itself
which will sometimes
choke
and sputter
in the poorly
ventilated spaces
of our minds

sometimes
impatient machines
will  release
the semi-finished
products down
the assembly line
prematurely
or they will not
release them at all
clinging to them
or storing them
away from sight
in dark closets.

or the emotions
 may be packaged
incorrectly
in a way they can not be
identified
 and released to
waiting vendors
on the outside


inspect your factory
interview and question
those who stand
at the five gates
take the machinery apart
and examine each
broken
and rusted piece
while windows
are opened to allow for more
light and fresh air
to fill this space


repairs can then be made
to allow for
the free movement
outward
of these precious products
so the factory
can remain uncongested
and the world will
be beautified by
emotional expression

Dale-Lyn May 2020

Okay...okay...this came out after listening to the video below.  I am really not sure why it came out this way lol.  It just did

Plum Village ( November, 2019) The Physiology of Love/Sr. Thaun Nghiem,New Hamlet  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSpUIQ9yUEo