Michael Lushington

PHILOSOPHY ATTRACTS INTROVERTS

Poem,

Burning Wood Above Rocks
Photo by Вадим Маркин –

“Philosophy attracts introverts.”

If you spend time thinking about us,

How we should be,

What we should do,

And wondering what will happen,

The more likely it is,

You will become aware of our faults,

And be tempted toward contempt.

But then,

There we all are,

Sitting around a table,

Or a campfire,

Temporarily sated,

Perhaps some wine,

And a gentle glow forming around us,

Not tangible,

Yet, real as anything

You will ever know.

Connection,

Is not something we have,

It is something we do.

Note — many thanks to Ryan Holiday and his “Daily Stoic” for inspiration.