Sitting Meditation- What It Is



What It Is (English translation of Was es ist)

Written by: Erich Fried.

Translated by: Anna Kallio

It is nonsense
says reason
It is what it is
says love
It is calamity
says calculation
It is nothing but pain
says fear
It is hopeless
says insight
It is what it is
says love
It is ludicrous
says pride
It is foolish
says caution
It is impossible
says experience
It is what it is says love.