Upon Waking: Compassion for the Elders

Upon Waking: Compassion for the Elders (a not-poem)

6/14/2020

Sometimes, I awaken,
And don't know
If I'm really awake.

Do you ever get that feeling
Of being disoriented
As you trip on the divide
Between here and there?

I hate it, that feeling
Of disorientation;
It terrifies me,
Reminds me of The Alzheimer's,
And of The Going Mad,
And of how we don't really know what we don't know,
Or where we are,
Or when we are.

Catherine Anne Kilbride
May 25, 2020

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Catherine is an educator, interfaith spiritual director, and retreat facilitator who delights in the ordinariness of her life in Ottawa, Canada. In her work, she draws on the riches of the mystical traditions, especially those of her ancestors, the Christian Celts. Catherine thinks the greatest prayer she can offer to God and the world is to look and listen for the Divine Spark in each and all, and in every moment.

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