Restless Soul

I can't settle down

My brain is racing

Like an over revved motor

a high tension wire

That snapped and

Is whipping about

Sparking and sparkling

Like fireworks in 

A cage, 

a snake pit

Of mixed images

Conjured up for

Who knows what

The discipline of yoga

And meditation and

Relaxation breathing

Are as far away 

As my youth tonight

I can't find a position

That doesn't hurt somehow

Or itch, or kinks my neck

Or my bladder

There is an urgency

A deadline looming

A list that extends

Beyond the time

I have left

Inquiète

I am not sick

I am not old

Or unhappy

I don't owe

I am dry 

And fed

I am loved

I have skills

I have talents

I have family

I have friends

O restless soul 

That seeks serenity

A lake, a forest,

An ocean view

Away from faces 

And voices

And gadgets

And needs

A bench with a view

where I can run 

my fingers through

my sleeping

Lover's hair

As the sun sets