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May 2010
For hours he
is not talking,
as inside a conversation of gentle speech
is droning

with the ecstatic music
of a minimal nature and
since he has no lips, the yoga
of relaxation

is applied to his closed mouth
which has in mind the view of Buddha

who
said that mouths
are born with weapons
that cut.
Free poem by Chris Everson - 2001
Kongsaeng Chris Everson
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