Exile

A human of any age
Engaged — involved
As a character in a movie
Focussed and reaching
Toward something
Away from another thing

That’s the entirety —
Of waking-I
That can go in a tailspin
If what’s being sought
Isn’t found

Without this waking-I
There’s no plot
No focusing and reaching
For the human —
Toward or away

Yet, perception does not cease
As long as there’s a human
Yet it remains unbeheld
Perceived remains
Unbeheld

The body moves
Seemingly toward
And away —
Without volition
Without desire

That is —
The exile
Till grave

Of no self