i was thinking about mary 
who said she can't meditate,
as she made her marinade 
she said 
she was thinking of her foot, thinking
of nick's camp, thinking
what was happening at work.
i said all of this is your meditation,
it all goes into your marinade.

this is how we meditate.
this is how we pray.
with everything going on
around us,
with everything inside.
within and without,
with everything.