Knees Exploding
Posted on May 26th, 2008 in zen arising, zen
If we ever need a reminder that impermanence sometimes seems static we need only look at the pain in our knees during Zazen. Today’s 100 word story is entitled Knees Exploding, Enjoy!
Knees Exploding
My screams teetered on the edge of my lips as my knees threatened to explode.
I imagined a monumental crippling expression of catastrophic proportions, washing over me.
Waves of prickly heat permeated my skin.
Again I stifled the urge to scream, biting my tongue beyond the taste of blood.
Shifting my position was not an option. I dared not disturb those surrounding me.
Inside my screaming grew louder, I pleaded, “make the pain stop”.
My mind would not shift out of terror, hazy hallucinations danced in front of my eyes.
Outside my tortured skull, the bell rang, Zazen, had ended.
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