Reincarnation

you were once a still life painting

 

you were once the Goddess Kali

 

you were once a Canadian

 

you once lived in an igloo

 

you were once a shemale

 

you were the grass that grows where the sidewalk ends

 

you were once a mcCaw that constantly swore at its owner

 

you were once pizza delivery boy

 

you were once a pregnant cockroach.

 

you were once a toad

 

you were a toadstool

 

you were the sexiest grizzly bear ever

 

you were a kid's favorite coloring book

 

you were once the guy who punched Hudini in the stomach

 

Ananda Moyi Ma, "Joy Permeated Mother"

 

Zarathustra

 

Bhaduri Mahasaya

 

a bright red chaise lounge

 

You were once Bigfoot.