Thursday, April 02, 2009
The Dissident
The Dissident
I am neither
Muslim nor Jew.
The ropes of Buddhism
do not trammel
my feet.
I refused the exalted ones
who instructed me to
bow down and kiss
their toes.
I am neither
Muslim nor Jew.
The ropes of Buddhism
do not trammel
my feet.
I refused the exalted ones
who instructed me to
bow down and kiss
their toes.
As for the Zens,
who wants to sit
on a hard mat
and stare at a wall
waiting for lightning
to flash.
Even the Taoists
had a handbook
of rules.
I tried breathing
and twisting
and saying magic words
but none of these helped.
Finally I heard a voice within
calling my name
and I fled into who I am.
Dorothy Walters
April 2, 2009
I tried breathing
and twisting
and saying magic words
but none of these helped.
Finally I heard a voice within
calling my name
and I fled into who I am.
Dorothy Walters
April 2, 2009
