One Thing Needful

Seeking the solid ground
of my own understanding,
only to find it is illusory,
that it shifts and shakes,
an earthquake of seen
and unseen realities interacting
in ways beyond my experience
or poor comprehension.

It forces into my awareness
that I am weak and ignorant,
often seeking the wrong things
in the guise of good intents,
which I can either accept
with humility or bitter denial,
the one thing needful embraced
or left woefully unattended.


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