The Simple Truth

1

Target committee

Decides to use the nuclear bomb:

Devil preacheth peace

Black rain

Beneath mushroom clouds:

Nuclear explosion

Aboard blackest satellites

Nuclear weapons are detonated:

Stygian cave.

enters heaven

on his own terms

buddha under bodhi tree

2

unpacking the heart

does nothing

zen monk sits empty

visionary moments

touch my vein:

I listen to the wind

for world peace

savior conquers the serpent

saves us from the flesh

lion-headed Buddha

with cross made from sword and spear

frightens terrorist