Michael J. Collins
Dharma Bomb
I know I'm dying in the hills of Tibet,
the second bardo unfolding,
streak of horror,
flash of failure,
the world collapsing,
always collapsed.
Perhaps I'll be a beetle for my sins,
destined for beak then bardo again,
unraveling at the seams under my own Bodhi tree,
where later I'll nap with a stomach full of sage
and dream of a world reborn.
Bio
Michael J. Collins is a public radio host and creative writing graduate student at Western Kentucky University. He finds peace in nature and with his cat, Pope Francis. He hopes his writing in any genre fosters community, acceptance, and self-forgiveness.