The Rich Man And The Poor Man Have The Same Problem Poem by Chuy Amante

The rich man must cling to his 'stuff'
he's worked hard for it and needs to
now manage it properly

The poor man clings to his precious 'stuff'
he's worked and fought for it
and it is his and he'll fill
his days managing it

fettered are both
side by side
in a prison of
their making

One Master recommended
that one sells all their 'stuff'
to enter into
a higher plane.
apparently not
attached to 'stuff'

The rich man's problem
is attachment, hoarding.
Is not his hoard his proof
that he is rich?

The Master felt sorry for them
and that plaque they chose, as he roamed freely,
loving, helping, teaching freedom
and how it never comes through things.
It is freedom from all things
and then the magic begins