everything under the sun

we try nearly everything under the sun

to get well,

to find the meaning of life,

to get centered and free

from the human stain of grief

and sorrow.

we meditate.

we do yoga. we exercise.

we become vegans.

we eat only cabbage.

we pray.

we dance.

we get our chakras balanced.

we read our horoscope.

get a spiritual reading.

we try crystals.

we go to a chiropractor,

a therapist,

a psychic.

we chant.

we have a mantra.

we become Buddhists,

or Quakers,

we talk in tongues.

we fast,

we go on a retreat.

we recycle.

we take cold showers.

we buy more things.

we get hypnotized.

we take drugs, we join

hands in a circle

and sing kumbaya.

we put on yellow robes,

renounce everything

and join a cult.

we try the atkins diet.

we try psychotherapy.

we journal.

we keep a diary.

we run.

we walk.

we go to Tibet, we try

tantric sex.

we get married.

we get divorced.

we find new lovers.

we hike the mountain trail.

we lose ourselves

in music.

we eat only grapefruits.

are we there yet? no.

there's still something missing.

we haven't let go.