if christ were
a more effective
manager
maybe we'd have
more saints &
less hate
in this trembling
world.
if buddha
had more efficiently
deployed his
leadership team of
bodhisattvas––
enlightenment might be
as ubiquitous as
ego.
if you still
have a heart––
embrace the
world––
the greed,
the politics,
the whole infernal
thing.
plant a love
tree with roots
in this desolate
place.
teach us, some
how, the opposite of
selfishness.
teach us to
trust & be
trusted.
teach us,
once again,
the sacredness of the
handshake––
the mysteries of
utmost good
faith & the dream of
quality––
before they are
lost
forever.
at this perilous
point, even simple
competence would be
a luminous
lesson.
our hearts are
blessed with
great & good,
we cannot let love
fail.