The peasants say
it’s good to be king,
but the king knows
it’s best to be nobody.
Without definition.
Without expectation.
Without awareness.
Without responsibility.
Without desire.
Without need.
Persisting without thought.
Existing but not.
Trail Wood,
6/14
Good to Be King
In the eyes of the world,
the peasants proclaim
that it’s good to be king,
but the king, in wisdom,
knows the truth.
To be nobody,
free from definition,
expectation, and awareness,
is the ultimate liberation.
No responsibilities to bear,
no desires to chase,
no needs to fulfill.
In the realm of nonexistence,
there is a quiet persistence,
an effortless existence.
To be, yet not be,
to transcend the limitations,
and embrace the infinite vastness.
The king, in his knowing,
finds solace in being nobody,
for in nothingness, true freedom resides.
Trail Wood,
6/14