Anything you can think of is likely to pass away.
—Rumi
Whatever I take, I take too much or too little: I do not take the exact amount. The exact amount is of no use to me.
—Antonio Porchia
In the word "Buddha" even the letter B is nothing but dust.
—Kyodo Roshi
If...
If I had held you more tightly,
would you still have pushed me away
If I had loved you more passionately,
would you still have lied about him
If I had given you all of me,
would you still have held something back
If I had lived your life, instead of my own
would you still awaken beside me
If I had reached across this bridge of separation
would you have extended a finger to touch
If I fall in love again and give my heart to her
would the memory of failed love haunt me
If this poem is the one I shall die in
would you mourn my passing at graveside
Thoughts, words, unanswerable questions.
Weight bearing burdens so easily carried
by two small letters, an "I" and an "F".
Photo Credit: Touke, Tou, Other Side Of The Bridge, Digital Image, 4.6 x 3.4, 2006.