Letter to My Mind (Part 1)

What no one tells you is that you are stuck
with the body and the brain you're born into,
like a marriage arranged before
you were of position to consent.

What no one seems to know is whether there is a 'you'
aside from this body and brain.
Good reason indicates there is not, but
your gut feeling, in unintented irony, disagrees.

What no one warns you is that the facts you seek to decide the issue
are slippery moss-covered rocks,
impossible to grasp and far less glamourous
than you were led to believe.

What is easy to lose sight of is that nothing has inherent meaning.
Today you pass a dump truck the company name of which
is an anagram of your own.
Tomorrow it's the name of a tree.

What you will find out is that being alive is not hard
in the way that tennis is. It's hard like religion.
Droughts of faith will sometimes occasion atheism
that only daily practice might stave off.

What you must remember is that you are not alone
in this.
You might not have chosen this body and brain,
but this is not a new revelation. And you will be fine.

And, you will be fine.

And, you will be fine.