I Was Once A Samurai

[pyrhums]

Sometimes when I meditate
He awakes inside of me
On occasion he speaks:
I studied Buddhism
To clear my mind
I studied the way of the sword
To better serve my lord
My inner silence was so complete
I could hear others words before they speak
I could perceive their future acts
When and where they would attack
The past and future are the same
There is nothing permanent that remains

I reply,
I carry on your work
I am a knight
Of the Goddess of the earth
My inner silence is so complete
I hear angels when they speak
And the elements
Of water, earth, air, and fire
Reveal to me their mysteries

Sometimes when I meditate
I awake within my future self
He says to me,
I carry on your work
There is an inner stillness so complete
It embraces the universe
The dreams you once dreamed
Have now become reality—
Justice fills the earth

I was once a samurai