Transformative Prose
The Titanic and I both suffered physical damages, yet I am still afloat.
We humans live in both worlds, the material and the ethereal.
This affords us the privilege of feeling it all: the marvelous and the mundane.
I like to hang out in the field beyond words with the bodhisattvas I admire most.
But if I’m not careful I’ll miss the present, to my own detriment.
May I always return from my celestial travels to again feel the breath in my lungs and the grass between my toes.
Pastel petals bloom
Through the display case we swoon
Crystalline icing swirl
Dazzling eyes of boys and girls
Powdered sugar snow
Melting in our mouths is all we know
We are blind to our impending blindness
Wrapped up in celebration and intended kindness
Bakery boxes tied up with string
Filled with treats- our favorite things
Warm flaky crust seems like a must
We willingly plunge our teeth into hidden filling
We don’t foresee that we’d better wake up soon
From our creamy dreams, spoon after spoon
Digging our graves, one gulp at a time
Swallowing pretty poison, spending our dimes
Our wallets grow thin as our bodies grow fat
Sugar causes illness, what do you think of that?
Our organs try to keep up, but our pancreas can only take so much
Diabetes sets our body on fire
In a burning house, tragedies transpire
Our vision fades, our kidneys fail
Our heart cries out, do we hear the wail?
Our arteries harden as our muscles soften
Bite by bite, we build our coffin
Our brain is addicted, our mind turns bitter
With rotting flesh, we lose toes and fingers
An ugly site and a sour smell
Only we can liberate ourselves from this hell
It isn’t pretty and it isn’t sweet
Let’s eat real food and keep our feet
I wink my third eye to passers-by
I delight when I see a shimmer or a glimmer in their eyes
Below this gentle twinkling
My heart beams compassion without blinking Like the sun, my compassion beam
Gets periodically blocked by obstacles
Moving around me like clockwork
If the universe stood still it would cease to exist
Playing the game, I lean in to the twist
When my enlightenment gets temporarily eclipsed,
You can still see my unconditional love for you
In the moonshine of these rhymes
I nod in utmost respect to you
Shining for anyone who cares to see
By starlight, I wink, blink and nod
May this lullaby soothe you, for we are all god
The only heaven I know Is that which grows
So take a deep breath
And expand all the way down to your toes
How relaxed can you feel?
Only you will know
Sage Burner Poetry 