Emotion

Are humans actually capable

of being emotionless?

Perhaps

we can maintain

a modicum of control

of our outward appearances.

But

inside

the engine

keeps running,

the pistons

keep churning,

the fuel

keeps burning.

Our faces

usually

betray us.

The internal struggle,

the secret strain,

the pressing stress

become too much;

and

outward expressions

inevitably expose

the inward

swirl

of

emotion.

We are

emotion-full.

Emotion

is our

constant

companion.

The best

we can hope

is to learn

to recognize

and channel

our emotions

for the sake of

truth

and

inner peace.

So it is.

So may it ever be.