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mental exercise
number five
place your wine glass
over on the smoker’s table
turn off the television
say to your wife:
i’m just going out for
a moment – then go
out into the summer
night and place
yourself in a dark place
for example
under the honeysuckle
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tilt your head
backwards and listen
can you hear it:
distant cars the murmuring
of the wind in the trees
the moths?
good – then look
straight up at the sky
canopus should be
directly above
your head – can you see it?
good – then listen to
the heart’s regular beat
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now i will ask
you after
having counted
to three to jump
as high in the air
as you can
and down again
you are allowed
to bend your knees
you must really
make an effort
are you ready?
then begin
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one – can you
notice the slight
sense of giddiness
at having to
lose contact with solid ground?
two – can you
notice the anxiety
creep into you
at having to
leave what is safe behind
surely no – for
there’s nothing to
be afraid of either
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three – did you jump?
good – now do
the same inside
yourself – not
as a notion
but in reality
go inside again
turn on the television
pick up your glass from
the smoker’s table – say: here
i am again – carry on as if
nothing
had happened
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