Like Meditation, Poetry Disrupts Mind's Habitual Momentum

When we step back and examine the workings of the mind -- not only the contents of thought but the process of thinking itself -- what do we find? A relentless, self-generating stream of words, images, memories, stories; or repetitive loops of worries, plans, regrets, desires. We also come to see that we are not controlling our thoughts, or even in any intentional way actually thinking them. They’re just happening -- and happening according to deeply grooved patterns.