Hello, Dualism
Come, have a shot of espresso with me
I know you’ve had a hard time
Working overtime nonstop can’t be easy
Everyone’s on to you
And wants a piece of you
You animate the far right
You galvanize the far left
And everyone in between
I’m surprised I’ve yet to see
You end up explicitly on a million t-shirts
Or a batch of billions of Tweets
With you calling the shots
Friends become enemies in a flash
Chaos becomes a way of life
When you are at the helm
But, I’m not going to renounce you
And act as if I’ve extirpated you from my system
If I can’t practice Metta with you
If I can’t practice Metta with me
If I’m not part of the non-dualistic solution
Then I am part of the dualistic problem
Breathing in, I see my Dualistic thinking
Come on, join me, “Breathing out, I see my Dualistic thinking”
You can visit me anytime, Dualism
I won’t throttle or harangue you
Or your infinite manifestations
Some of which regularly appear on my newsfeed
Some of which appear on my hourly mind screen
Noticing you and offering a little hospitality
That’s within my power to do
OK Dualism, I hope you get a break soon
I know we’ll be in touch
Give my regards to Arjuna
–from working novel draft, Our Heroic and Ceaseless 24/7 Struggle against Tsuris
