by the trial of the silvered glass
& the dark night of buddha demons
i have wept for you, prayed
for your soul & negotiated with
mammon for the delivery
of earthly gifts.
i am your friend
who has held your pulsing heart
in my hands
& kissed your belly.
i am your bodhisattva
who has learned one thing:
my life needs to be
as big as yours to fill the same space.
i have asked the universe
to put me in harmony
& let me be where i belong...