Storm

i am a storm

chasing calm

my mind is racing

my speaking fast

words merge

ideas blur

i jump around

i jump to conclusions

we live inside our heads

rarely notice

incapable of rest

incapable of experiencing

the world to the full

i am constant motion

in pursuit of none.

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For

Storm (with permission)

Prompt

Discussions on Pico Iyer’s The Art of Stillness with an epic student. Often the most enlightening travel can be going nowhere at all – “In an age of speed, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age of distraction, nothing could feel more luxurious than paying attention. And in an age of constant movement nothing is more urgent than sitting still” (Pico Iyer, The Art of Stillness, 2014).

Image

Found object | Filing Cabinet Labels / Letters.

Note On Image

Typoglycemia. Text Illusion. Illusory Conjunction. Call it whatever you want. You fill the gaps where you see fit. And you see what you want to see. I read “slow”.

References

The Art Of Stillness. Pico Iyer. 2014.

The Way of Zen. Allan Watts. 1957.

The Doors Of Perception. Aldous Huxley. 1954.

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