Poem - Coming to Our Senses

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when we “come to our senses”

we have regained a grip

on the truth of the moment

in all its richness

in all its horror

we come to our senses

to know nature

the nature of things

sight and sound, smell and taste

and touch

in-touch with reality

here, now

we come to our senses

to know

the nature of ourselves

the mind, the heart

that deep-down knowing

the deepest sense

we know this too

is nature

we come to our senses

again and again

for clarity

familiarity

so when we lose our senses

again and again

we can remember

how to find our way home