from a renegade Buddhist

whether you’re Christian,Buddhist, Hindu, Moslem,or atheist by choice…we are all born human!with the potential to be…fully human!we have choices everyday….what we do with our time,our will, our feelings, our actions…determines what we really are…it doesnt matter so much about labels…what matters is what’s inside!

our eyes wet with the dew,dreams clinging to our tongues.and the song of the ancient ones,from some dark valley within.we carry the cross of self denial,on the path to find ourselves!to the beat down housethat time forgot…up the steps to an open door.while spiders race across broken glass,and rats race across the floor.we sit across…

of fighting tooth and nailjust trying to survive.of standing upand getting knocked down,again and again….of feeding one of the hungryand turning to an empty pot.of doing the right thing,and being accused of the wrong.of staying true to convictions,and losing it all….of helping someone up,finding i dont have enough hands.of taking the time to care,finding it’s…

heal the sick?give solace to the lonely?find housing for the homeless?help save the rain forests?help save mountains and riversfor my children’s children?stop the killing of whales?the killing of women and children?help eradicate prejudice?stand for freedom and dignity?bring hope to the hopeless?well… will it?

stop the wars!bring the boys home!we are not liberating anybody!we are not protecting freedom!the powers that be are makingmoney, a lot of money….defense contracts, etc….the war machine is a bigger threatto our security than outside terroristswill ever be!democracy is not a business!stop the damn wars!

if a man is an island,i lie undiscovered.do old men make good lovers?do you burn old books?or use them for your pillow?and the old pair of jeansyou just wont throw awaystill feels good on your ass!tired of reading old newspapers,i changed the candle by the bed.swept the floor, took out the trash,carried the broken branchesto…