twenty-five hundred years ago
Gautama shared his views,
the breath of life his answer,
'paying attention' was his news -

the kingdom of heaven is within,
the way to get inside
is in and ex-halation,
is consciously to ride

the atmospheric ocean
penetrating to then leave,
in perpetual motion -
there's no need to believe

in mystic sounding mantras
or books from long ago
breathing in and out and in
is the simple way to know

what Gautama discovered,
ecstasy sublime
breath of life a doorway
to consciousness divine...