As a spider. Do spiders suffer?
May they be free from suffering.
As a mole. A crow.
A hungry ghost—
something that has to eat
and is forced to reproduce
its sad desires.
As a wolf.
Do wolves suffer? May they
be free from suffering.
As a fly. Some buzzing
soul that never rests.
A hornet. A horned
frog. Do frogs suffer?
May they be free from
suffering.
As a creature
in hell. Lucifer.
A feral boar. A senator.
Do senators suffer?
May they be free from suffering.
Yesterday I was a charging
bull. A bear. A fretful notion
of rage. Today, I am briefly
human, and while I have hands
I write this wish for you
to be happy. For you to be free
from suffering. For you to find,
in confusions of words & lies,
your own human hands and mind.