Have you noticed it yet?
Some describe it as a line,
A faint division,
Or a worn groove.
A friend once told me:
It’s friction.
You may not have a name for it yet.
But surely you have felt it,
For it is too strong
To go unnoticed.
This friction,
Is between two sides,
Of self-love.
On one side there is acceptance | The other, growth
On one side there is gentleness | The other, discipline
On one side there is peace | The other, motivation
On one side there is presence | The other, vision
Perhaps you can remember
What it feels like
To be torn between the two.
Or to be so far from center
That you forgot
There was once a choice.
Now all we can do
Is pay attention.
And learn to play…
A little here.
A little there.
For if we strive for balance
It does not occur between the scales,
But when there is equal weight on both sides.
So where will you fall today?
This week?
This year?
You’ll know you’re close
When you faintly feel
The heat of friction.