What stories do we weave
Like tight spools of tangled thread
About ourselves and others
In our lives
"Behind every addiction is the addiction to the story."
What is our sense of self
Our created identity
That we cannot let go of
Secretly desiring affirmation, after affirmation, after affirmation...
"Happiness is being able to live without anxiety of imperfection"
Must we cling to these stories
Or is it possible
To be nothing
If we could let go
Of labels, categories, and boxes
Could we realize
And experience
That when we are nothing
We are everything
