Morning Meditation (Walking)

walking, aware of each step, i feel my feet touching, the earth touching my feet... i feel the bombs falling, the families huddled in fear, the bare apartments and empty tables, the needles, the guns, and the dumpsters. step by step, i feel the old woman dying in the stink of the nursing home. i feel the child crying... in the room of darkness. i feel the mother's tears, and the father's deep firm loss, as they lower the casket... i feel the dirt, and the stone. walking, i am walking, i feel each step, i name each thought, aware of each step, step following step!