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 

by the big man himself. 

I call codswallop!

I say after licking the sweat of my male escorts crotch 

after a night filled with 

acts that would make your jaw 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 petrified tree?

Yes, yes that one. 

Go, sit by  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. 

Push your outdated wares into dissipation

the same place you can push yourself too. 

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

No savior in this world. Just people trying to steal from each other. Your words hard, direct and true. Things done in the name of religion had left the world in war for 5000 plus year. Powerful and worthwhile shared my friend.
Coyote

[Beccy]

'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.'

Exactly; nothing but add on engineering that no doubt is giving the genuine higher hand either an enormous belly laugh, or pause to shake a head in disbelief at our antics.

Beccy.

[Asante]

So, do you know first-hand of those genuine moments where a piece is so raw, so strong, so punchy, that your first reaction to it is "OH F**K"? This fit the bill- no doubt about it. I was speechless at points here, KWP. Very interesting narrative, great title for a catch, and I can see this being a piece that I revisit again.

Exponential levels of love for this one.

[KWP]

What a great review - this made me smile - so happy it resonates - sending exponential right back my friend XXXX

[Giulia King]

This is so f*cking good!! I wish everyone could read this. So powerful!

[KWP]

ha :D cheers Julia .... a moments thought X

[emmajoy]

' .. Don’t come back until your mind ~ is able to reach the inner, outers, and ends~ of all we know' '

There are/always have been religious leaders who manipulate both mind and spirit. Many by manufactured hysteria, others with printed dictats that stand as rules.Tis easy enough to condemn all and sundry. I am a believer, reared by RC turned Anglican mother/agnostic father who encouraged their children to think for selves as to physical and spiritual behaviour. So I became C of E. But, as time's passed have decided the outdoor world holds so much more of the Christian faith than the walls of its buildings. What makes one pause, gasp and thrill-at is what matters, however small, however fleeting.

There is one rule to live by, and is stated in most religions in one form of another: 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.' The spiritual leader who calls that single phrase as prayer, as mantra, should have Mankind's vote. Surely.

Like everything else, religion has become a business that reflects both value and loss. Is it the bosses or the workforce to blame, i wonde.! Sliding down from pulpit, adopting contrite pose. Have sinned by blathering but, oh boy do you write great words that urge thoughts into varying directions. Thank you, dear E. for putting up with me.Your extraordinary poem is laid intricately, gives shades of self and.. others. Have cut some of this, forgive.

[KWP]

As times passed have decided that the outdoor world holds so much more ...

you need not return, it seems I have cut this to size myself ... oh hello you ... yeah religion - wow and hmph!

you know the very day I made my first holy communion (gosh I hated sunday school with a passion - can you even imagine me in Sunday school?) my dad said to me afterwards, when the celebrations were taking place in my honour (oh yes he was C of E back then) he said - if you ever get sick of being a Catholic - just change - and still today I think that statement could have been one of the top five single most statements that have had a prolonged effect on my life - yes! It has shaped me and I am grateful for it - ah religion - don't even get me started baby

but thank you sister form across the seas - your words as always inspire - I have spent the day rewrite my novel - I managed 6000 words - I like these characters I am hanging out with - sometimes more bearable than the common folk - oh how rude of me :) Love you long time and thanks for your thought on this one X

[emmajoy]

You are such a polite, lovely friend.. such grand white socked ex RC you are, deah! Can understand how your dad's suggestion led you to feel, think who, what you are. I guess, if the mind works, we choose our own paths, even if they curve and swerve somewhat. Strange thing, think my rule breaking has taught me more than my more.. what shall we say.. pious moments have!! Probably due to the weight of the guilt!

Much everything energetic wished you over those words you ooze with focus, One does not juggle with such a weight.. how on earth you manage, don't know. Power to your elbow, fingers and glass, E!! xx

[emmajoy]

Returned to read your words, your post again.. Needed affirmation, needing to view the other person's point of view.. tis rarely easy, E.. if ever. x

[KWP]

Hello lovely - coming to you from Santiago - leaving for San Pedro Desert 🌵 today.

I’m glad you came back - that makes me smile X how’s things ?

[emmajoy]

Travel safely and happily, dear heart. As ever, things are trundling along between bounces! xx

[Onyia-Ali, Kingsley Chu..]

A very good narrative. And very well said to those that are concern. Sort of admonishment. Let a prophet be a true one whose massage has no iota of doubt. Well crafted, KWP.

[KWP]

Thank you my friend - and yes I agree with what you say - LOVE X

[Einstein Noodle]

wow! bold and shocking .... religious leaders are called to much higher standings than those that follow ..so many examples of their failures ... we can get mad at them ..its ok isn't it!? ... here is a great song for you Big K! ;)
https://youtu.be/cUfIKX5ReKQ
E.

[KWP]

I do believe you have given me this gift of song a while back - loving it all over with my fresh to the world ears X

[Einstein Noodle]

perhaps i did...M Ward are a favorite group of mine and i think thats a pretty cool song of theirs

[Ashwin Shanker]

Fantastic!!!! This is a poem that should be posted on the walls of every religious institution

[KWP]

unfortunately people are blind to what they have been taught X

[Davidgeo]

I don't think the review that was left by the plagiarist below in the red shirt (wordman) is at all apt for this. I take this as a plea for mind expansion and a more inclusive interpretation of the world around us. Also as a plea for trust and faith in the human race. "Sin" (I believe) was a creation of modern humans struggling to psychologically keep a population in line via shame and material reward. I think we're sophisticated enough to behave without being shamed for petty things. Of all the drug dealers and all the murderers and all the natural disasters - no one has killed more than all the denominations of organized religion. There is an outstanding book written by a Christian monk by the name of Thomas Merton called 'Zen and the Birds of Appetite'. I have a feeling you might like it (and Merton was a really good writer no matter what you believe in spiritually so it's not complete f*****g torture to read). I'm an atheist if I didn't already mention it.

[KWP]

You have mentioned Merton before - I really must take a dabble ...

[wordman]

i think we all struggle with religion we are born into sin,we live in sin ..