Preference

This is great – I want to hold on.
This is not great – I want to relinquish
leave it behind.
Where is the midpoint
the place of balance
equanimity?
Where is acceptance of what is?

Going with the senses
going with preferences
likes and dislikes
are shifting sands.
Nothing is ever quite right
nothing is ever prefect.

Can we be with just so?

Welcome and unwelcome
sit side by side
shifting like weather vanes.
One comes to the fore
the other lurks in the background.

Find the unmoving balance
the point of equanimity.

Preference is particular, individual
sometimes shared yet often personal.

Preference feeds on
an isolated point of view.
Where is the midpoint
the place of balance
equanimity?
Where is acceptance of what is?

© 14 May 19