reminders during sad times...

walking in a thawing manner
not quite numb to it all
not quite at ease either
all of a sudden the world seems
dangerous and unfair and cruel

the inspiration has elapsed like
the last breaths of two local teens
both connected to me
but aren't we all?

we are all limbs of one another
and suffering extends from toe-tips
to hair's ends like wits

i pose as vulnerable and
i move like scared

and i dig deep to the buddha within
and find that
the dharma of these lessons
swaddles me and understands
all pain and suffering is transient

albeit always real

we must embody compassion
or else the world will die too.