Monday, July 20, 2009

Blueberry Bhikkhu

Picking berries
for a buck and a half
a pound;

scuffling
for minimum wage
day jobs;

selling my shit
on Ebay
to make the rent:

the amazing
creativity
and hustle
involved in
just being poor.

Step outside
the hoople
safety net
and you notice
the details;
you scour
each moment
for every dollar.

Want bites
and makes you
pay attention.


Rich folks
must spend
large amounts
on Birkenstocks
and mindfulness
seminars.

I just wake up,
and wake up:

a mendicant monk
in a hungry world.
- mce

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