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Winter 1984   Vol. 1 #2
Winter 1984   Vol. 1 #2

Poems/Not Poems

Ode to Ms Mindfulness

By Wes Nisker

 
 

(An attempt to begin an ecstatic form of devotion in the vipassana tradition.)

 

From the moment her eyes met mine

I knew that

I

was lost.

She is beyond beauty

the ultimate

in cool

detachment.

With her I can be

just who I am.

In the early morning and late at night we are

alone together

for an hour

at a time.

Me watching her

watching me.

And in her tender gaze I find

Peace;

the beginning

of true love.

 

But alas, the path of two lovers is never smooth and she is a very delicate and sensitive creature. If I become too demanding or dependent she simply stands up and walks out on me. And sometimes I am the one who leaves. Our intimacy begins to rub against me. I decide I want to “live” again. Take drugs, dance crazy, see movies. Go out at night and play with my obsessions and fantasies. I even crave a few hours of close wrestling with my demons. Let me suffer and have fun! And anyway who needs her? This relationship isn’t going anywhere anyway! And sometimes I think we separate because we just get bored looking at each other.

 

But it must be love because

I always come back to her

sweet and easy ways

and that sly little smile

of understanding.

Ms Mindfulness, please

be mine

forever . . .

Whoops!

I mean

for now.

 


 

From the Winter 1984 issue of Inquiring Mind (Vol. 1, No. 2)
Text © 1984–2023 by Wes Nisker

 

Topics

Devotion, Humor, Meditation, Mindfulness, Poetry


Author

Wes “Scoop” Nisker is an author, radio commentator, Buddhist meditation teacher and performer. His books include the national bestseller Essential Crazy Wisdom (Ten Speed Press, 2001). His CDs, DVDs, books and teaching schedule are available at www.wesnisker.com, where he also continues to publish blog posts. Nisker cofounded Inquiring Mind in 1984. 

Author

Wes “Scoop” Nisker is an author, radio commentator, Buddhist meditation teacher and performer. His books include the national bestseller Essential Crazy Wisdom (Ten Speed Press, 2001). His CDs, DVDs, books and teaching schedule are available at www.wesnisker.com, where he also continues to publish blog posts. Nisker cofounded Inquiring Mind in 1984. 

 
 
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