darning

darning

suffering: from sub = up, under
plus ferre = to carry, bear,
from bher = to carry, to bear children

This page now holds a weight
I carried long enough –
far longer than
my own sons.
I’m leaving it here.

I’m learning a new lexicon:
ataraxia: (profound tranquility, untroubledness)
from a = not
plus tarassein = to disturb, confuse

katastematic pleasure: (that which accompanies well-being)
from kathistemi = to stand still

I’m standing in a still circle of one
reading about valences
and the anterior cingulate cortex
and affective pain
thinking about dukkha and moksha
and Cassell’s intactness of the person.

I am quietly pulling pieces together
sewing holes closed.