The poetic city: “Vanishing Buddha”

When shadows offer us depth. (Photo by: Reece Burka)

“Vanishing Buddha”

 
Whenever I leave my sitting spot 
the little Buddha in the woods 
vanishes. 
 
My sitting spot is the only place 
from which he can be seen. 
 
From any other viewpoint 
he doesn’t exist. 
 
Someone just 10 feet away 
would only see a jumble of 
rocks, mud, and tree roots 
beside the rushing waters 
of the creek. 
 
Which is to say that I am
the only person in the world
who can see my little Buddha 
because no one knows how 
to find my sitting spot…
 
And I am not telling.
 
Reece Burka  
8/19/2022
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