What If Getting Low Was Celebrated As Enthusiastically As Getting High? Poem by Raj Dronamraju

What if going underground carried as much weight as universal recognition?
What if that which brought a select few great joy was as valuable as popular models?
I've got a photograph of my family and your family too
I've got a book or a CD I had to search for for a long time on the Internet

What if deep thought on existence and the future was practiced as often as altering your mind for the purpose of having a good time?
What if people worked as hard on Saturday nights in learning a new word or state of mind as they did in satisfying whatever wild instincts they have?
I'd like to have a conversation with you somewhere quiet
I'd like to take that conversation to heart and apply it daily

What if getting low was celebrated as enthusiastically as getting high?
Low enough to face myself without automatic defense
Yes, I know defense….What if defense was not the go to mindset?