If the Buddha dated
Couldn’t be much
different than if the Buddha married,
Or if the Buddha had a
mistress.
The same rules would
apply with some variation.
The first sutra, the
introduction,
Would answer the question
Why the Buddha would need
a mistress.
It would be redundant to
tell
Since sensual pleasures
and stimulus are samsara
In the realm of the red
dust.
What would be my mantra;
What would be my mantra;
A stimulus to
reach mindfulness,
Enlightenment;
Not an end in itself,
Not unlike Kundalini yoga
Or the Kama Sutra
As a Bodhisattva can
guide
A lover with interest to
the right path.
But I am on the path,
too.
I need someone to take me
there.
A vehicle to transport my
spirit
with a place
to go.
If not lonesome
Would I be looking elsewhere?
If my partner could
reverse course,
Be open to travel and
intimacy,
Outdoor activity and
adventure,
Bike rides on forest paths,
And swims in water holes
under waterfalls,
Everything a mistress likes,
with a question of
intimacy unresolved.
Like Krishna on the front
line,
wouldn't I go?
wouldn't I go?
May 25, 2020
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