Seems like our home <br />has gone <br /> <br />& broken <br />down. <br /> <br />I'm fixing everything <br />including the kitchen. <br /> <br />A group of <br />Tibetian monks <br /> <br />are chanting OM <br /> <br />non-stop now <br />for the last twenty minutes. <br /> <br />It disturbs my <br />tooth fillings <br /> <br />& spooks <br />the cat. <br /> <br />It's track 10 <br />on the new CD <br /> <br />and you've got it <br />on replay. <br /> <br />I hum along <br />to the OM <br /> <br />having compassion for <br />all things <br /> <br />sentient or non-sentient <br /> <br />even this <br />damn pipe <br /> <br />that held in <br />a monkey wrench <br /> <br />suddenly gurgles <br />vomits all over me. <br /> <br />'Ok! ' <br />('It's clear! ') <br /> <br />I hear myself say <br /> <br />having to holler <br />above all those OMs. <br /> <br />The room <br />is now <br />only <br />an OM! <br /> <br />You turn <br />in the middle of <br /> <br />your nude yoga <br /> <br />& flash me <br /> <br />everthing <br /> <br />including that <br />smile. <br /> <br />The sunlight shines through <br />your pubic hair. <br /> <br />I stop <br />in my tracks <br /> <br />all life <br />all love <br /> <br />seems to flow through <br />you <br /> <br />in this eternal <br />second <br /> <br />it's like I've been <br />enlightened <br /> <br />& the ephiany <br />is <br />just <br />you <br />just <br />this <br />second. <br /> <br />Seems like I wll <br />remember <br /> <br />that smile <br /> <br />'til the day I die <br /> <br />and then <br />some <br /> <br />...more. <br /> <br />I cry <br />at the knowing <br />of this knowing <br /> <br />you...my zen koan!<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/and-then-some/
