Marching bands in straight lines
Naughty rhesus monkeys climbing trees
Pink and purple flowers entwined
Betwixt a DJ, dance floor and me
Chaos.
Shifts to the calm cloudless sky
On a mid summer morning
Cornflower blue blending to candy floss
Flashes of childhood carnival days
Playful glee, camaraderie and energy.
Abort.
Slow breaths in and out
Again, again, and again.
The mind wonders, isn’t it easy?
Choppy breaths morph into curses
A blink, a flinch, rewind, attempt to restart.
A long sigh.
This cycle continues.
Fidgeting and battling a ceaseless war
Against the monkey and the monk.
The inner monk who preaches peace
And the rebellious monkey craving freedom
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