2000/kitchari

My kitchari leads me back
to right action in small things.
Suddenly I am polishing the kettle,
scraping the hard water sediment
from the faucet,
bringing my scratched glass plates
back to life in a vinegar bath.
There is real power in these acts,
I realize how the dirty floor has
pulled me down,
the centrifugal force that always seems
to be sucking me into the drain hole
of my life.

Anything can illuminate,
household ama scrubbed away,
the comatose build-up washed clean.
Consciousness comes back,
turning our hands to this work.
We remember we are alive.

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