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Fistful of Zen
“Zen is not work or achievement; it’s just you
becoming a revelation to your self.”--Huang Po
Freedom me
from pigeon holes.
Do not force me
to wear an
identity wrapper: progressive,
pro-choice
professional
patriot
partner
personable
pugilist
proactive
poet
prophet
particle
patriarch,
because I am more,
much infinitely interestingly originally
more--
starship captain,
co-creator
of the universe
and beyond.
Glenn Buttkus
Quadrille
Posted over at the d'Verse Poet's Pub
13 comments:
A very nice use of the key word. And you are only up to the Ps? It takes a lifetime to reveal what we need to know. Love the irony of the title.
"because I am more,
much infinitely interestingly originally"
Well said! :)
Well said...and your "p" list is one page of the book (that you can't fit in a quadrille). Seems to be an abundance of "identity wrappers" lately. I find it archaic. Our minds are capable ( or should be) of so much more.
You know & expose yourself masterfully here, Cap'n. Danke
Yeah no one wants to be pigeonholed or put in a box. Everyone is capable of so much more. Nice poem.
"because I am more,
much infinitely interestingly originally
more--"
Yes! Yes! I adore this and "identity"
There are layers to each person. Well said.
Yo’ bro’, this is so cool Cap’n Butkus! I like! Didn’t know you were pro-life — but that’s your CHOICE. 😏 Proud of you my friend keepin’ it tight to 44. I went back down a blues alley in Memphis again. I also posted one of my old spoken word productions that had a music bed.
Pigeon-holing inevitably leads to division and discrimination. I think that's why we do it. It's handy to have a list of people to throw mud at.
Labels are for lazy people and so presumptuous (another p for your list?).
Capt. Buttkus, no one can pigeon hole you! Well said.
Most people go beyond the easy pigeonholing. Well said, Glenn.
wait - are you really a pugilist, Glenn? or were you?
much love,
David
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