my name
by snakhi
Posted to Action Poetry on 2002-01-09 00:00:00
you may think it sounds buddhist,
but
in all honesty
it was given to me
in jail
by the most
unfeigned people
i have ever met.
i often wonder,
since my release,
why society
deems it inappropriate
to act
on our influences.
there is a difference
between inspiration
and imitation
and the fear
of consequences
(i should say
outside opinion)
seem to drown out
both,
and suppress
any true
freedom of spirit.
my friends,
i am sorry you’re not here
(or there…)
(you’re stuck)
so i will be honest
and succeed,
surviving the struggle
for all of us
until we meet again.