Context: I am beginning this blog at the suggestion of my coach, Mike. He has been encouraging the introvert me to allow others to see my more garded side. Well I'm going to post some poetry. I'll begin with a shot at defining ego.
EGO
Who am I – My ego knows
It dresses me in ego clothes
Creates a world where I can live
With solid walls, or like a sieve
I am the center, I am my hope
It changes over time, I group
And find there is much more to me
Than only parts that I did see
For you out there impact my life
I might not like it, try to fight
But it is true I see it now
In a vacuum I did plow
And over time I now do see
There is more to me than I can be
For you are part of who I am
Divorce can not from unseen hand
This thing called flow can only be
In context of both you and me
For my life is not alone
It really is communal home
©11/28/07, Glenn Mehltretter
Some verses from the other side of gmehl.
2 comments:
Yea! and the ego knows!
Glenn, I like your focus on this. So often when I think of ego, I think of it as juxtaposed to spirit, or 'true self' - and the framework is still wrapped up in 'me'. I appreciate how you set up ego in tension with community and interdependence. Still enjoying the ripples that created...
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