buddha breath

every moment

of our cockleshell lives
is filled with
light

our breath is
fearless

the days belong
to us
& the nights are
timeless

soon we will forget
the earth is
spinning

we sit still
‘til all suffering
disappears

our heart is
expanding into other
hearts––

into every
heart

we are the
nobody
every where

we are the
sounds of the
street
& the singing
birds––

& the birds sing
more beautifully
for this

your breath
is the buddha
breath

& you are riding
the ox
between the
stars