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That's right. Say it
out loud, now, with me.
"Nothing matters."
And, of course, you know
that the reverse is equally true:
Everything matters.
So, what's a person to do
with the best of intentions
trying merely to be kind,
living in a fashion free
from the vagaries of life's
sticks and stones?
Listen! You know.
Let go, because, really
nothing matters.
And, of course, you know, too,
when you can do that, it is exactly
because everything you do matters.
© by Arlene Gay Levine.
Used with the author's permission.
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Arlene Gay Levine is an award-winning poet, author, and educator who lives with her husband in New York City. The author of 39 Ways to Open Your Heart: An Illuminated Meditation (Conari Press) and Movie Life (Finishing Line Press), her poetry and prose have found a home in The New York Times, numerous anthologies and journals, an Off-Broadway show, a CD, and radio programs. Arlene has served as a judge for the Illinois State and Virginia State Poetry Society Contests, and is the creator/facilitator of Logos Therapy™, a transformational writing process. Learn more about her at http://www.arlenegaylevine.com.
 
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Lori Levy:
Great advice and love the contradiction presented here.
Posted 01/28/2023 05:56 PM
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Wilda Morris:
So true!
Posted 01/28/2023 09:13 AM
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Larry Schug:
That's life in the human world, succinctly stated.
Posted 01/28/2023 07:40 AM
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PmReid:
So contradictory, so true! A wonderful poem to get to the heart of the matter.
Posted 01/28/2023 07:11 AM
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