Who’s Captain?

Do we live by Fate or Destiny?
The little ego, a tiny island rises up out of the deep
atop a huge iceberg submerged in dark waters —
the Unconscious runs the show, personal and collective
with Archetypes inherited from ancient ancestors,
Genetic memory going back four plus generations.

What we focus on is enhanced, may be true
Yet, Caregivers control us
Romantic love unravels us
Loss breaks us open
Parenting humbles us
Vocation calls us
Aging defies us.

Trickster life has its hairpin turns.
Is How to respond our only choice —
Attitude our only card
To fight against or accept what is?

More consciousness the cure ?
Follow Your Bliss, Love
Religion, Buddhism, Service
Detachment, Surrender?

Does Life live us?

Ann West, June 2019