have you ever sat down
on a seat that hurts your ass
you bought it in town
it was ok when you sat on it
down town
but you sat down for a second
down town
you've been sitting here all day
right now
its digging in to your thighs
from behind
its been designed strangely
and you're digging in
you bought it already
you carried it home
it only cost a few pounds
and you know why now
this chair has had many owners
i bet
who saw it and said
thats a good chair
and i bet people have sat on it for hours
until one day they'd had enough
and they take it back down town
im sitting on it today
all day
when will i have enough
or will i never change
feeling like a boy
in a old religious school
up in the mountains
sitting on
a whittled wooden stool
where they tell you
the pain is what makes you good
austere and reserved
a cushion will make you a sinner
a cushion will bring sloth
don't turn the heating on
the cold will do you good
my father says, you're my son
and this will do you good
he's seen what he is
he's been on the drink
he hates himself
he doesn't want it for me
son this will do you good
yes sir i will be a monk
no garlic or onions for me
my bed wont be too high
im sitting under a tree
i dont know the local flora
i don't know if its bodhi
it has leaves and it has shade
thats enough for me today
im sitting on the street
this man gave me meat
i don't want to eat
but what is given
is given
and it will do me good
its hot here
its not like the school
the climate is changing
and i havent changed at all
(Edited 5 minutes later.)