Ned Siegel

he turned away
as abruptly as he’d turned to me

why he turned to me
or why he turned away
in both instances, I knew not

his turning to me, including me,
bringing as much joy
as his turning away, as his abandonment
brought pain

God behind it, behind him ultimately

who giveth as well as taketh away

teaching me, teaching us
as Zen teaches us
to live unattached


© Obediah Michael Smith, 2008
3:40 a.m. 30.12.08