"bomjon" poems
why do i revel in the ridiculous?
immerse in the insignificant
wallow in the mundane
everyday life has its concerns
yet there he sits
Katrina has wiped out
the gulf coast
he doesn’t move
zarqawi is blown up by an F-14
is he breathing?
i struggle to make ends meet
working to pay bills
cutting fun with the kids on hold
i sulk cause I can’t go to dave & busters with emily
Bomjon hasn’t moved from a Nepalese tree
…in 9 months
or eaten…
or drank water…
no wait..
there he goes now
on a six-year retreat
from the cacophony surrounding his tree
deeper into the forest
deeper into an understanding of
the divine transcendent one
hidden mysteries i could discover for myself
if i could stop immersing in the insignificant
Be still and know that I am God
(see in you in 2012)
btb
9 june 2006
Mar 5, 2017
Mar 5, 2017 at 11:36 PM UTC