You may say, "I must do something this afternoon," but actually there is no "this afternoon." We do things one after the other. That is all.
Shunryu Suzuki
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| Alex Kanevsky |
she is the water that i splash on my face
blank empty faces on the people in the street.
life in black and white with the color drained out
like an old movie where people use the words
'dame' and 'gams'
signs that say 'no parking' in a place
where there is no reason to stop anyway
a slow moving dog that doesn't give a damn
about what you think
the watch that sits in a drawer
because you no longer care what the time is
the very top of the door frame
how does it get dirty up there
that sinking feeling you get when you see the people
who are homeless
starving and dirty
and you wonder how you can change that
although you know that you can't
‘i have her’ i think
and i splash the water another time
and then another
have pity for those who feel greed more than love
a shallow life followed by a shallow grave
mice, beating their tin cups on the bars of their cells
prisoners
a tiny frightened excuse of a soul shriveled by time and darkness
whining like a hungry dog in the alley
the scars of hate and dollars across the flesh of the entire world
the child with no food no roof and no hope
who is crushed under the excellent boots of the americans
counting the weight of gold before counting friends
"again i say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through
the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of god"
insha'allah indeed
james lee jobe
Humans are like mirrors. The compassionate gaze of the wounded soul is more beautiful than the naive smile of the inexperienced youth.
Haemin Sunim
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| Alex Kanevsky |
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