The center has no past*

The center has no past* 

Alone is the past as it sits by itself

Like a book in a bookstore tucked away on the shelf

No gatherings are there but only resting dust

That it had to go somewhere as it was a must

Nothing ever arises from it but memory lane

The mind cannot see clearly when it has this stain

People say that it seems we all learn from it

But in an awakened state this will not fit

So, what good does the past serve you if it is always now

Ushering in wisdom on a constant as this gets a bow

And the 4 characters of ZEN* speak suffer, joy, love and forget

As then we must say there is no past and you ain't seen nothing yet

Dom*Colucci © 2022