Long night deepens moonlight cold and still
A thousand tangled thoughts wind through the chest
Eyes turn again and again to past events
While worries of the days ahead hide in the dark
The mind races wildly through the day
Thoughts turn a thousand times without rest
Things that haven't happened replayed over and over
Old regrets measured out in careful detail
Body here in the present heart drifts away
Half lost in yesterday half in dread of what's to come
Ten thousand reflections woven into a net
Trapping the youthful heart within its folds
Do not let wild thoughts build a wall
Trapping the precious moments of this heart
A thousand reflections are but illusions
No need to examine each one closely
Do not chase after old sorrows
Do not predict disasters yet to come
This world is always full of change
Why torment yourself with mere conjecture
Gradually gather the scattered thoughts
Rest in this single inch of present light
Let thoughts come and go freely
The mind clear and undisturbed no need to rush
