chanting sutra
singing hymns
trying to speak to god
pray god is listening
such sacred isolation
heaven's incense
perfume for god
in that meditation
a breathing cave
that winding path
extraordinarily deep
within my monkey self
scratching sinful itches
wanting sweet ripe fruit
screeching at the haunting moon
like a gaudy banshee
circumnavigating the moody universe
chanting sutra
deep within the winding cave
singing binding hymns
expounding upon the confines
deep within the cathedral
expanding this oral human mind
moral faith
surreal hope
vocal humanity
like the errant stars
twinkling in the sky at night
singing about faith
praying for hope
living in a universal state
breathing at a normal rate

  

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