A Circle of Words

350 words | 4 min. audio — on writing and being enough

A CIRCLE OF WORDS
On Writing and Being Enough

by Maja Apolonia Rodé 

“Don’t be fooled by 

the simplicity of 

Here.

At first glance,

Here seems so ordinary . . .”

…

Hello, Dear.

Those lines were real a few minutes ago,

but now you are trying

to make a circle of words 

and capture something of God 

in that.

Your circles will lead nowhere

and catch nothing. 

As hard as you try,

God will not fall for your traps.

Every lasso you send out 

is going to come back 

empty.

Let these poems instead be

God‘s love letters 

to you.

Let these words wrap themselves 

around you.

Let these words encircle the simple

already-a-done-deal 

reality 

of you 

Here 

now.

Every seeking step you take, 

every net you cast, 

every flick of

the lure 

you send out fly-fishing for God, 

they all lead

away 

from the origin 

away

from the cosmic fountainhead

of Here.

You are never going to find God 

someplace

else.

You are

never going to deliver

a whiff of God’s delicious fragrance 

by writing “rose petal” on scraps of paper 

and throwing them into

the air.

And it’s not about 

“becoming the rose” 

either.

Then what is it about?

It’s not about anything.

It’s not about getting anywhere; 

and it’s not about staying put.

It’s setting free

all of the “abouts” 

and standing

humbly

in

the center 

with nowhere to go,

nothing to do.

Nowhere to go; nothing to do.

Don’t let the unclothed simplicity 

of these words fool you.

Rest here for a time

and see what 

comes.

…

Could it be true?

Might you really be enough?

The gift of enough is what 

this emptiness delivers.

Breathe that gift

into every cell 

of your body.

And when every fiber is 

alive with enough, 

rest in the fullness

of being.

…

There is no conclusion to this story,

no bow to tie around

a boxed-up gift

of “this” 

or “you” 

or “now” 

or “here” 

or “God.”

The end of this flowing ribbon is left untied 

and ever weaving through 

the unfinished 

infinitely unfolding 

Gift.

There is no word for it,

but

let’s call it “enough” 

for now.

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❤ 2019 | Maja Apolonia Rodé

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