This universe
This world
This life
Is a murmuration
Thought stream and physicality rejected
Protected within the universal tribe
Larger something, larger everything
Surrounded by those close
Strangers distant
Neighbors and lovers of lovers
Whole unknown
Constantly changing
Shape shifting, role switching
Protected to protector
From suffering expected
Suffer inevitable
Systematic knowing
Not a needing or need
Unknowing embraced
Never apart
Never alone
Surrounded by love
Is a murmuration
This life
This world
This universe
—Keith Knapp