happy birth day

who would give you a partial present

only to take it away

here, i give you this...

and then hack off a piece of it

to say

i give you ony 3/4's of this

so you can really have none of it--

only sorrow

here,

look what would make you happy

and see

how you can't have it

see how i deliberately show it to you

but won't give it to you

so your happiness is prevented....

what crazy friend would do this, say this,

on your birthday or

ever?

no one we would invite to our party

this is not birth,

but death

"at my hand,

you suffer"

reality is not insane

it makes nothing lacking

no 3/4's of a monkey

nor cat

nor human being

nor Love

there is no such thing

as partial Love

partial nature

partially Spirit

what is spirit

is complete

completely spirit

here is all joy

complete joy

think not you are anything

but what is real

only Joy

is completely defenseless

all arms tossed aside

all that remains

is Joy

and sparkling gratitude

happy birth day to you