this morning i find myself pondering
the bars of my cage

approaching them curiously
witnessing what happens when i ask myself:

could you give away one of your most prized possessions to a stranger today?

would you wear a bright pink wig going out shopping this afternoon?

could you have all your interactions wordlessly,
only communicating with your eyes and gestures?

for today, could you entertain the notion that everyone that didn’t share your views
was equally as right as you?

oh, and I watch my mind squirm

looking for loopholes
declaring that: “this is stupid!”
that i couldn’t possibly do this
what would others think and say of me
rationalizing myself right back into avoidance
into my safe, comfortable cage

isn't this fascinating?
the mind’s protective cage

this then, just for today
is a little study of resistance
a playful experiment
best done with a wink and a smile to self