being here now

This is the center of the universe at this moment unless
you're looking in another direction, or are thinking
about something from a long time ago, in which case it
will wait quietly right here until you return

-Brian Andreas

World Peace

picture by Mira

I don't think of it as working for world peace,
he said. I think of it as just trying to get along in a really big strange family.
-Brian Andreas

stuff

star lotus art



What do I get for this? I said
& the angel gave me a catalog filled with toasters & clock radios & a basketball signed by Michael Jordan
& I said, But this is just stuff & the angel smiled at me
& swallowed me in her arms. I'm so glad you said that, she whispered to me.
I knew you still had a chance.
-Brian Andreas

Proper steps

I only do this until I get dizzy
& then I lay down on my back &
watch the clouds, she said.
It sounds simple
but you won't believe
how many people forget the second part.

© Brian Andreas


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DEEP ROOTS by Brian Andreas

DEEP ROOTS
by Brian Andreas


When I die she said,
I am coming back
as a tree with deep roots.
& I'll wave my leaves
at the children every morning
on their way to school
and whisper tree songs
at night in their dreams.
Trees with deep roots know
about the things that children need.