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Dzvinia Orlowsky
Peter Schwartz
Annabelle Moseley
David Trame
Marcus Cafagña
Lyn Lifshin
John Grey
Mankh
Sam Hamill
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A Man Has Taken Himself Hostage
In order to call attention
to world problems
a man has taken himself hostage!
and demanded his own freedom.
In the name of God
he has renounced his religion
In the name of Earth
he has renounced his country
In the name of reality
he has renounced his maniacal fantasy
In the name of illusion
he has renounced his possessions
In the name of John Lennon
he has renounced his desire to kill
In the name of Self
he has renounced his own name.
And having renounced his own name
all the news media could report was that
a man, his name could not be confirmed,
has taken himself hostage!
He has gone into a room and locked the door
but he says he is not Christ,
now we are getting a report that he is fully awakened
but refuses to call himself a Buddha,
we're sorry, very sorry, that we cannot give you more specifics
all we can say is that a man has demanded his own freedom
and, wait, the windows have been opened and burning incense is pouring out,
the door has been opened and, get this, this an exclusive, I've never seen this one before,
there is a welcome mat!
the volume on the TV has been turned
down, so I don't know if you can hear me.
I'm breaking up, forgive me for being unprofessional, but I'm sobbing with joy,
and I repeat
a man has taken himself hostage!
And apparently, he has been released.
Mankh (Walter E. Harris III) is a poet, essayist, and small press publisher. He is the author/editor of seven books including Singing an Epic of Peace, Modern Muses, and Haiku One Breaths. Nature, music, current events, various cultural traditions, and his spiritual path of Kabbalah all feed his creativity. He is currently co-editing an anthology of contemporary poems and essays entitled Primal Sanities! as a tribute to Walt Whitman. Mankh's literary website: www.allbook-books.com.
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