By Shoko
To be free in Zen Mind,
Is to see that my current incarceration
will one day come to an end.
It has never been, nor could be permanent.
To be free in Zen Mind,
Is to know when the emotions of Anger,
Envy, Rage, Happiness, Sadness arise
That they, by nature, are fleeting.
To be free in Zen Mind
Is to view God as personal opinion
“Here or Not Here?” is one’s experience
that one can only experience alone.
To be free in Zen Mind
Is the ability to change.
One will do so in due course
So why struggle against Truth?
To be free in Zen Mind
is to embrace death, so that
Life is given free range.