Around me the headless chickens
Dash and dart in broken circles
Colliding and tripping over each other
While the hurricane circles overhead
The endless movies of action and killing
The mindless crazy bird game
The chatter of Facebook and Twitter
Numb the collective mind
The sirens blaring, the disco lights flashing
The neon signs of instant pleasure beam
Y2K, 9/11, 2012
And threats of anthrax and bird flu rage
Preemptive war and threats of nuclear holocaust
The stress of busyness of making ends meet
And keeping up with the Joneses
Consume the bandwidth of attention
In the midst of the hurricane raging
In the eye of the storm, still as can be
The commotion around me
Cannot knock me off my center
When the truth I know, when divinity I feel
When the voice of the spirit I heed
As I know myself, the world I know
And shiny bright lights I cannot chase
As the latest fad comes and goes
As the hurricane swirls around me
I know who I am and what I am to do
I know my course I’ve been called to
I walk down the path step by step
Calm as a midsummer’s night
Centered in the quiet stillness of the soul
Connected with a deeper power
While the gong show continues around me
Fueled by those still searching without
For something they cannot possibly find
Until within they turn their attention
