Eighty-seven

Throwing is falling in reverse,
the other side
that conforms to the will and intent
of the us that is unity and no longer we
of what once was.

Falling is the other side of the throw,
no less for its having the stigma of losing
in the eyes of those who know not
of the connection shared
by the us that is unity and no longer we
of what once was.

Aikido is the unity,
minds/bodies/spirits
become
mind/body/spirit
and no longer we
of what once was.