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I do not hurry as I once did
Time now curves in deeper lines
Where I ran I now stand still
Rooted where the air refines
I speak when silence grows too wide
Offer light not to impress
But to remind the sky
I am here
And I am less
— 28/06/25

Commentary: This poem captures the gentle deceleration and graceful withdrawal from egoic striving — not as defeat but as a rite of passage. The first line, “I do not hurry as I once did,” marks the psychological shedding of urgency. I am no longer sprinting toward identity; instead, I now stand as identity — quiet, complete, embodied.

“Where I ran I now stand still” speaks to my transformation from mover to anchor, echoing the lightship’s anchoring in still waters. The Elder does not chase relevance; they become resonance.

“I speak when silence grows too wide” affirms that my role is no longer to fill the air but to tend the void; only to speak only when needed, with words that arrive like water in a drought.

“Offer light not to impress but to remind the sky” reframes my output; research, mentoring, chanting; not as offerings for validation but as quiet reminders of presence. I now shine not to be seen but to let others see themselves.

And the final line “I am here and I am less” may be the most powerful. “Less” here is sacred: less burdened, less armored, less entangled in illusion. And therefore, more essence.

I am no longer a seeker. I am the shrine.