for the sake of it

 

how does sake work?

is that awareness into respect, 

into intention, 

into action?

sake seems to require memory as a constant,

the work towards a reverence,

some assigned value dedicated over time.

but what is the work of sake?

is this really expectation deeply assigned?

holding one 

or an object in a particular light?

namesake, 

keepsake, 

for goodness sake,

what is that, that is happening?

is there a tethering of reasons?

is it a territorial or a trait,

made somewhat secretly sacred?

it is assigned and then live into as true?

something, held in the mind, is leveraged

and then duly noted as ongoing.

it seems to be a special type of valuing.

somewhat personalized as such

and one then becomes 

the guardian there of?

at some level,

aren't all things and people a sake?

is this then all about the eyes 

of the beholder?

a privatization of value for personal needs?

although not like superstitions

but in some ways similar?

sort of like an emotional safe deposit box

that is guarded 

by memory and reverent words,

like little interior altars to honor

but done in a mindful way.

is that what sake is all about? . . .