be
is the most
curious word
of human
being
it is the first
commandment to
all things living,
non-living
& imagined
pure being
is buddha’s way
to awake
completely
in the world––
to avoid suffering––
to escape
here we are
embracing in
a river of
change
that is
drowning our
bones &
our skin
yet our goodness
& caring &
kindness &
smiles
can not/will not
drown
these are not
of this river,
of this world
of this
universe
though
our names
dissolve––
& our places
& things
our embrace is
a golden
ring––
invisible,
intangible &
alive––
by some great
miracle––
we are––
together
we will simply
be