Elaborate Koan

Sorry, friends,

Seems like I've been here before

writing a poem

saying goodbye

it's seeing my life

of a piece like a tapestry

one has to take it all in

to get the picture.

Good...though much of it

felt bad...that I think was

part of the training I went through.

Give up all useless projects,

make a living,

meditate,

find out what's real,

would you?

Please?

I won't be around forever

for you to ignore.

Not that I'm the bee's knees,

but your cluelessness means

you can even learn from me.

You can learn from a chicken

crossing the road...why did it?

That's what I mean, Honey.

So lost, like a harp seal pup

on ice, waiting for the cute club.

Sorry to be so blunt...but when,

if ever, did your machinations

amount to a hill of beans?

I love you. It's hard to love you

all at once....even hard one at a time...

but I try because you deserve it...

because you made it this far in the maze...

because you are human...whatever that is.

I cut this off like taffy extruding from whatever

orifice you imagine...just remember this:

It's better to sit with your face looking at

a blank wall than to ever paint it.

When you rediscover you natural mind

there will be plenty of time

to rediscover color.