Never Doubt

Never doubt that you are
who you want to be,
because you're not.
You're much more.
Become the unexpected.
Dazzle yourself by stumbling,
falling, dancing upside down.
Forget your lines.
Be opposite,
a spiritual juggler feeling
sad, angry, ecstatic
all at the same time.
Celebrate the stain
of contradiction
on your white shirt.
Ride into the wedding
on a huge red dog
smelling like a Democrat,
scattering bankers.
That's what Jesus would do.
Sense your own skin
as lover.
Listen to the fool who says,
"You've been seeking the One
you already are."
Attain nobility
in the heart-crushing softness
of this breath.
The green earth kisses
a boundless sky
through your body.
Learn the wisdom of forgetting
from a small blue broken egg.
Everything has been
accomplished.
You deserve a caramel apple.
So does the worm.
Here's the sign
of progress on the path -
you're not as
perfect this morning
as you were yesterday.