Shades Of Musashi Poem by Richard Jarboe

I am not a clot for any generation,
I have no bias with no reservation,
I am only one in a world of many,
With no desire to be one with the greedy.

I have no regrets for what I've done,
I have no malice for anyone,
I never regretted living alone,
I never despaired breaking a bone.

With no dreams of more and more,
I prefer food for the poor,
I respect deities with no strings attached,
And I owe my life to a door I unlatched.