Paradox... Poem by RIC BASTASA

so many and yet so really few
in fact, there is only one among the many

so long and provoking and yet in reality
it is so short and surrendering

the active is actually the most passive
and the front is (from another perspective) is actually the back of this great wall.

welcome to the great divide.
have a seat, relax, and wait for your guide.

for what you had for years
is actually just a moment ago
in a second, just a wink in the eye
ah, your name your great wisdom
is nothing here
but just a speck and a folly

it is funny and yet it is so true.
come, undress yourself, your clothes and
jewelry and watch, and contraptions
your buttons and zippers
your socks and shoes
are of no use here... your body does
not serve you here anymore
no touch nothing about a kiss or
a hug
you do not make love here
you shed off

you are yourself now, feel what air is.
welcome. The transition will be short.

Eternity is your teacher.