I Am the Counsel

I am the Counsel, set adrift by my country,

Shambhala,

in the sweet extremities of a country, Mexico,

that is too busy with it's own soap operas to

notice a pincy gringo who wears bright shirts 

and staggers sometimes....so, my exile is a 

mystery to those around me....and to you, 

I daresay,  dear reader....

...an obscure swirl on the mandelbrot that 

Trungpa left behind.

I was privy to the scene and made a bit

of a mess of things.....sorry to say...like 

the other Counsel....in  "Under the Volcano"

...he is my assumed Doppelganger....

....whether you like it or not...

rain coming....my white collar askew...

...eyes bleary with "Jesus".....

must be part of the mystery....