The Swan Song of the Pain
Like calligraphy
As if it is a piece of writing
About something intense
That faded out
About pain that is now breaking apart
About new growth
That had a hard time growing
Because of the weight it carried
About an old support
That is now
Only a shadow of itself
About interactions
That seem to work as a story
How he escaped in shame
How he was wounded and lamenting
How he suddenly remembered a sad occasion
How he moved through villages in the fog
How he was like a child, discovering air
How everything kept disappearing
And only a feeling of growth and amazement
Continued
The essence of which is
Truth.
I used to be a graphic designer and an illustrator. I became involved with the Chan Meditation Center and studied meditation and Buddhist knowledge with the late Master Sheng-yen from Taiwan. For twelve years I was in a process of deepening my meditation. I had many more experiences and insights and my life changed. After having illustrated more than 40 children’s books and writing two of them, I left this career too and went to New York University to study art therapy.
