I need a break.

I need a break.
I need space, I need

to observe myself again.
to meet myself again.
to study myself into understanding
empathy, compassion
for myself
again.

I need

to get back to center, in order
to get out of self-centeredness.
to open my eyes to the world again.
to be amused by, seduced by ideas
again.

to hear the cries of the world again.
to feel the desire to step back into the arena, again
not out of desperation
to be moved by desire
not obligation
again.