Encumbered Self


“There is no ‘I’ that we are now thinking we are, independent of the genes and the dialogue of the…

I Smile a Hearty Laugh


This talk of mind and heartIs of course well and goodThis talk of feelings and emotionsReason and the bull-dozing logicBut,…

This Life, O, This Life


This life, O, this lifeThat none can claim to understandNor can I lay such a claim to itThough some do…

The Melancholic Me?


Am I melancholic?A few people keep saying I amMaybe better a melancholicThan an alcoholicBut seriously, what’s the problemWhy this constant…

The Mind and Its Tricks


“We do not understand the trick that the mind is playing on us by promising us that it will help…