God Speed
The Plow
I am the
Buddha, Buddha of Bamiyan
and I am
fully cooked,
in marinade
Afghanistan…
being
re-incarnated
fast ‘s any
man…
into Kabul
Smokey Joe
who kick the
gong…
stepped on a
land mine:
Smokey Joe
is legless now,
Cokey Joe is
fine…
legless in
Bamiyan.
I am the Buddha,
Buddha of Bamiyan
and I was
much destroying
by the
Taliban…
but that don’t
stop me,
I just go
downtown
get me an
old .44
from young dead Man;
Smokey Joe
is legless
but I got my
head
got it
together… in Bamiyan!
Now you see
me! Now I not there!
Bamiyan
boddhi sleeper
vanish into
air!
like a
hermit praying
back in his
lair;
get me my
pick-em-up truck
search high
and low
Buddha Joe
is legless now-
ain’t that
always so?
legless in
Bamiyan!
--
notes
The Plow is a metaphor for the Crutch.
The Plow is a metaphor for the Crutch.
Bamiyan - site of the great statues of the Lord Buddha destroyed by the Taliban
There are references to the Opium in Afghanistan and its effects.
--
pix: http://karakaregokyuzu.blogspot.com/
pix: http://karakaregokyuzu.blogspot.com/
4 comments:
Are you familiar with the photography of Steve McCurry's photography? He's a National Geographic photographer who focuses on people in Afghanistan and other loci of war. His work is heartbreaking (I really don't mean to push yours further in that direction), but with so much heart and connection, I somehow feel uplifted after studying it. Here's his blog:
http://stevemccurry.wordpress.com/
Thanks. I shall look him up.
I forget whose pic this was.
Hi, Tex.
I forgot that you were an alarmist.
Sigh !
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