4.29.14 Often We Accrue Damage From What We Experience

We often accrue damage  

not so much from actual experiences

as  the wounded filter slowly grown

That thick obscuring film impairs our clarity of vision
Our capacity to orient ourselves to the present moment in time

We mistakenly conclude in that which is inaccurate, untrue
riddled with our fears, shorn of our awareness

So many stories we persist in telling ourselves
over and over again
keeping alive that which we dread most
Pressing away from us the actual life 
that holds depth, solace

to our own  detriment