ORGONE WAY Intro

I have been correcting my 81 poem cycle.
I was inspired by the Tao Ching by Stephen Mitchell.
One of my favorite versions is Dr. Timothy Leary's.
Mine is Based on Dr. Reich's Therapy. The poem cycle
follows Dr. Reich's four part Orgone release cycle.



Making mistakes is challenging.
Breathing deeply has its challenges.
Living with a woman has its challenges.
Becoming aware of ones armor has its challenges.
Being frozen in a fantasy is insidiously challenging.
Each one needs to be unwrapped. And felt.
How do I know the unknowable?

Orgone Way

After I took the tape off there was a
Sock stuffed in. Surprise there
Was a cork.
I thought that must be it.
And I remembered Plato’s Cave Analogy.
Then there was the rope, then the handcuffs.
I’m done I thought. But then I was
Locked like a Egyptian tomb.
Then I looked
In the mirror and the dull look.
The head leaning to the right, the right shoulder
Up. Defrosting took years.

If I could unlock some of the stiffness

Try letting go,
He said with a gleam. What did that mean?

Working was like Sisyphus.
Than the passion came and a bent tree
Can still grow. Breathing.
This puppet has wings.

Orgone Way

Now alone in the car. Thinking
As the lights turn. Looking at the other
Drivers many alone. The women mostly on
Their cell phones. Planning
Dinners, or focusing on their
Children, parents, husbands. It’s
All a good substitution. Floats our
Orgone out somewhat. I did it
Myself. Takes years to understand
The orgone. It is for the few of us who
Like Jesus said were drowning. Dr. Reich added
Would have died if no intervention.
Man’s right to know is a death
Defying journey into your
Own heart, the excavation that
Saves your life.

Orgone Way

I followed. I listened. When I left the office
I was lit up.
I couldn’t put words on why.
I no longer felt lost. Anytime
I was weird I would lie down and breathe,
Many times a day.
His actions were like fireworks,
They woke me and I was lifted.
Later when I remembered his words
I would say he always knew.