There is no grace
Beauty, wonder
In its jagged
Jitter self
It wants it all
It has no patience
And it eats
The veins of mind
Chitter chatter
Through the bloodstream
It won't shut up
It stuffs the flow
But if we pause
There is another
That tries to sing
Across the line
It needs no pattern
Lapping slowly
Pulsing from
Some inner tide
And when we give
Our being to it
We find our hands
Give care and joy
Warmth will come
And we will join
With others hearts
And secret thoughts
Our feelings spliced
We'll be together
So each may give
The thing they lack
But when you think
With calculation
Or try to be
The smarter man
The wavey strength
The soulful signal
Gets cut off
Then smooth turns sharp
So drink deep
And be empty
Let others fill
Your shallow glass
Have short nails
Careful fingers
Have soft arms
And gentle grasp
So when the jolt
Of urgent thinking
Consumes your brain
And body all
Just recall
The tricky switch
The soothing hum
When noise fades out