Interrupted Buddha

You call yourself a saviour?

You waltz your well-eaten belly 

from nation to nation 

preaching 

‘All will be saved,

or

all will be lost 

do as I do.’

You claim yourself to be a prophet?

Delivering rules and regulations

for one to stay your ‘versionized’ kind of pure. 

Whose rules? Whose regulations?

You call yourself a truth sayer, 

you say you have messages delivered personally

the big man himself. 

I call codswallop!

I say this by the sweat of my male escorts crotch 

after a night filled with 

acts that would make your draw scrape along the 

gutters collecting cockroaches. 

(much more relaxed now.)

One cannot offer out lashings of atonement 

for the cost of three Hail Mary’s, 

or nightly arvith’s

or daily recitals of Bismillahi wa barakatillah. 

As the universe now rushes into me,

I spew forth your only rule… 

It is your turn to listen.

See that Bhodi Tree over there, 

Yes, yes that one. 

Go, sit under it.

Close your eyes, 

look within. 

Don’t come back until your mind 

is able to reach the inner, outers, and ends

of all we know. 

Then you shall understand atonement.

Reviews

[Alessander]

As always, I'm confused lol

This feels like you're telling Jesus to go sit under the Bodhi Tree

Cuz Jesus was more about saving, rules, regulations and god (I don't even think Buddhism has a "god")

But Jesus typically doesn't have a belly to rub for good luck.

However, Buddhism def preaches temperance and asserts that all suffering begins with desire, like desiring a male escort ;)

I like how it ends. It transitions from condemnation to cosmic contemplation.

Zen

[KWP]

hey thanks - and in Zen all is fine - even male escorts - the big belly was more of a point the finger at wealthy religions ... thanks for reading :D good comment X

[Davidgeo]

Jesus lives where the money is.

It's obviously not correlated with anything, unsavory.

Never.

That s**t is totally clean holmes.

[Sourav]

Very strong message and hopefully they will understand. But the point is will they understand? Anyway, I liked the way you expressed your thoughts without any pretension. Cheers!

[KWP]

you know that saying 'the teacher will appear when the student is ready' yeah ... people interpret things in their own way won't they?

Cheers for reading my friend.

[emmajoy]

Gloriously written, wonderful language, flowing but at times pausing to allow a glimmer or more of 'I wonder... do I?' And that's my immediate reaction.. the work, the thought involved rather than the theme. Your writing so often inspires thought, and, this certainly will. If I say too much, if I waffle on etc. please, forgive me.

Right, now for the content: faith, religion can be- for many ignoble OR noble, overly much or underwhelming - as you say 'codswallop'. it's phrased in weird language - 'cant', aged and awkward to and for many. Proof is doubtful, suspicion is multiple, etc.

However, many need faith as a moral guide and inspiration, birthed from here, there, everywhere. Whichever should be uniquely kind, gentle and just. Should never crucify or condemn them. Punishment and atonement are indelicate elements mind from heart.. in extreme cases can be dictatorial. Discussion, mediation, meditation are wiser than anything. For me, tis not the parroted, mind-bending regulations or commandments but the decanted faith within. Religion can be seen as a controller, BUT faith is what is ultimately found and certainly makes me, me - right or wrong, Lord willing, the former. Perhaps.

[KWP]

Hello you, I was thinking of you today, just not long ago actually, hope your well.

thank you for your words, and yes, and yes, and yes for what more is there than to agree?

I am glad this has inspired thought - some poor unsuspecting soul on the other side of the world we get this poem to have and to keeo and hopefully draw inspiration from - just like you - hopefully they are not a devout Christian X

[wordman]

funny how different groups of people worship different gods,is there only one ! does any body really know,,but you1re right,get your mind straight before invoking your opinion about religon

[KWP]

thanks you - does anybody really know - well that's the question. Cheers you xxxx

[Einstein Noodle]

stinging rebuttal to spiritual hypocrisy ..[ "... by the sweat of my male escorts crotch" :) ]
so happy you felt more relaxed ma'am ;) better out than in as my friend and prophetic Shrek has said .. i think it was Buddha that said he is a teacher only and himself has taken only 2 steps in 2000 in his "present" lifetime ... not knowing how many previous he thought he had ..it still is significant .. so glad you point us to "sitting" in closing ... i think the searching within and without will yield the same wisdom for those who really search ... i am too old and content for such endeavors so will take your siting advice and let it go at that :)))) sure happy i did not miss this one KW ...
E.
ps three more days until class!!! :)

[KWP]

hahaha funny you are E ... hope this poem doesn't offend anyone - religion, crotches and relaxtion (;)

when you said 'too content' that made me smile, no need to sit if you are content ... amazing what life will give you if we just learn to accept and flow eh?

woohooo ... can you please bring us a picnic for lunch break for the first day of class :D XXX

[Einstein Noodle]

ME!??? your the cook and cookie around here ... but for you ..anything ... picnic for lunch ...first day :)
we run the risk of offending in many ways don't we ...especially these days when it takes so very little ... mamby pamby little wimp heads ... it wasn't me who raised them those people >;/
:))))))))))

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i like both the figurative and literal here....
yes, there are gods, and buddahs and those who think they are saviours.....but many just preach the word....and invest so much ego in themselves that they need more atonement, then the sinners.

they need to sit by that tree but also look into the mirror...and ponder what they really see.
love this one....speaks to me on many levels.
j.

[KWP]

cheers Jacob :D I appreciate the visit and thoughts - OMMMMMM!