I can’t believe i can write poems i have so always wanted to, but it apears i am occaisionally blessed with this talent too…
anyway, so here my poem, its called
“JAPAN THE CLOWN”
Japan the clown,
A china enslaved,
and Korea divided
This is the East
that boasted
the rising sun
the inner peace
the discipline of Buddha
the wisdom of Confucian
and the teachings of Tao
Gone are the days
of the swords of the shogun
and the struggles for Mao
Now in Japan
the country that perfected
the discipline of Yugen
and stillness as art
neon lights fill the night
and the days are spent
working not in the sun
but each in our own
cubicle and den
Art imitates life
life imitates art
not here they imitate the west
the west imitates no art
it imitates mere men
men of power
men with greed
not men of wisdom
nor men of stealth
Ah…the discipline of Noh
but now there is Hitachi
Panasonic and HDTV
Buddha said not to chase the world
for it will leave u discontented and sad
Discipline the mind and discipline the heart
how do you discipline the mind
with all those lights
selling you all those thoughts?
how do u discipline the heart,
when everywhere u look
there is an add
to buy this or buy that
When who you are is what you wear,
not what you think
why would u think?
wouldn’t you just wear
what they tell u to wear
so you can be all those things
you see on TV
Family over fortune
Confucian would turn
one child policy
is that the family
that was the pillar of that faith
What Marx had dreamed
and Mao had done
the revolution begun
to realize those rights
of the marginalized many
who worked for a penny
that class advocated
the rights it deserved
rights of the labor
long been ignored
they fought for and won
today those workers
work for but some a dollar a day
what Mao did not know
was that his struggle and strength
his workers revolution
would do little to unite
but ultimately did divide
a brother against brother
and kin against folk
Army of red organized in the East
serving today the corporate capitalist
exploiting the east
manipulating the west
Sadly,
this irony
maybe lost
on those of the land
of the rising sun
look to the east
do not make masters of men
prey for the dead
not worship money
light an incense for those
whose wisdom implores
open your eyes
so that you can see
and heed what they say
b/c only in our ancestors
will we be able to find
all that’s lost
and left behind
Japan is a Clown
don’t laugh at them now
Stop and think my dear friend
for our reality
is no different in the end