The Monkey & The Mirror

(hummmm) The monkey staring at the glass Mistaking reflections for the soul at

last Glued to the glass,

we chase the flashing screen Dopamine drip feeding the default mode machine

Anxiety loops spinning in a crowded space We measure our worth by

a digital face The modern mind caught in a constant state of

threat Anxious attachment, rumination and regret We build a monument to the

narrative self

Storing our peace on a dusty high shelf

Did the network create the prison we see?

Or did science just name the old disease?

An ancient loop in a brand new frame The same wild beast

we struggle to tame

Modern psychology gave names to the patterns

Buddha described the weight of the chains

A neuroscientist reading the brain at midnight A silent monk watching the

firelight fade

Two paths looking at the very same mirror

Letting go of the image to see a little clearer

We study the scan,

we map out the strain

Cognitive distortions causing the pain

The hedonic treadmill, the craving for more Tanha is the hunger we

cannot ignore The illusion of permanence,

a fragile construct Anicca is the flow that we try to interrupt

Neuroplasticity says we can rewrite the track

Metacognition brings the wanderer back

You are not the storm,

you are the sky

You are not the thoughts just passing by

The monkey fights the glass,

but the glass is clear

Step back from the frame,

dissolve the fear Modern psychology gave names to the patterns

Buddha described the weight of the chains

A neuroscientist reading the brain at midnight A silent monk watching the

firelight fade

Two paths looking at the very same mirror

Letting go of the image to see a little clearer

Awareness is the path to being free

Just watch the reflection

And let it be (hummmm)