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Dhammkitty
The love of my life was fast asleep.
The Roommate was rhythmically plucking the
highest string on his guitar in
strange stacatto stanzas,
while staring empty at the wall.
The teevee droned on and on
about a man who cheated on a woman
with her friend, and the friends boyfriend.
The day had been rainy and dark.
The job search was deadening.
The bank account was melting slowly away.
The neighbors were screaming again
and the old floors were creaking loud.
I walked into the kitchen to feed the hungry CAT
and I could smell the gas stove.
I could smell the dirty dishes.
I reached into the cabinet, grabbed the food
filled the bowel and the cat walked
smoothly slowly in
FAT YET SLEEK.
He stared hard, eyes to eyes
then spoke saying;
"One who conquers himself is greater then another
who conquers a thousand times a thousand men
on a battlefield.
Be victorious over yourself, not others
for when you attain victory over yourself
not even the GODS can turn it into defeat."
I fell to my knees and wept
on that dirty kitchen floor
for enlightenment suddenly seemed
a distant and far away shore!
THE GRIND
Get up, fight the traffic,
work all day, fight the traffic
go home, eat dinner go to bed.
Get up fight the traffic
work all day, fight the traffic
go home eat dinner go to bed.
Get up, fight the traffic
work all day, fight
the traffic
go home eat dinner, go to bed.
It's the GRIND.
and millions of people live it.
and it robs from
them
Robs precious moments.
Moments to love.
Moments to Create
Moments to reflect and seek
and learn and
grow.
Moments to breathe and live.
Moments that when added together
are all we have that make up life!
Moments
that once they are gone
can never be replaced
all ground up into little bits
inside the GRIND.
You can try
not grinding
not fighting, not eating
not sleeping, not working
we all try it at one time or another
but what
about stuff?
a car and a place to be
and a family and someone
and everything that comes and goes.
Believe
it or not,
sometimes it takes more work
not to grind than to grind.
It's like swimming up stream
all of the
time.
So do what you can.
So be who you can.
So love who you love.
and enjoy every precious
special fleeting
passing
non-returnable moment,
Because it's all we have
it's all we know
it's all we are
THE GRIND
Get
up, fight the traffic
work all day, fight the traffic
go home, eat dinner go to bed.
Get up, fight the traffic
work all day, fight the traffic
go home, eat dinner go to bed.
Get up fight the traffic
work all day, fight
the traffic
go home, eat dinner, go to bed...
Job Interview
My enemy sits sifting
over tiny bits of life
across short expanse
of desk fake wood and
typical tiny desk items
separate us
separate us only us.
Her searing eyes lift only
so slightly she digs in
goes goes goes at me!
My lies
speak loud, they say seem to
Ive never been on drugs
Never been institutionalized
Never felt bad, love to work
hard
Want to get ahead, am like you
just like you and everyone like you
there is nothing peculiar here nice lady
see, Im smiling
am like everyone else, am like everyone else
JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE
She buys it retreats,
snake like
Fat snake like, across debris.
Breathing hard RAPE over,
she shakes my hand, wet smile
there will
be further test and background validation
before I can become one with the collective.
I run away across the miles
under night sky vale
back to the only place where I feel safe
my lovers waiting arms.
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