The Diamond Vehicle

Every morning on the bus -
Mantra of the Great awakening:
Do not talk to the driver,
Keep off the door.

The mandala of the Diamond vehicle -
Zone system of the city transport.
The initiated punch their tickets
For the Green wreath and nirvana.


While samsara passes by
As a series of dilapidated facades
In the emptiness of the window
I see my "face before birth",


Swollen from night work
Crowded between future Buddhas,
I choke with compassion
And from the stench.


After midnight -
No coming, no going.
Where did the commuters arrive
After ninety years of city transport?