I Am

I am a Buddhist but not distracted by the word Buddhist

without any oath, without robes, and without the teachings of the Buddha

and I am a Christian but not distracted by the word Christian

without any creed, without candles or crosses, and without the teachings of Christ

I am a Jew without distractions of any sort

I am a Hindu without distractions of any sort

I am a Muslim without distractions of any sort

I am as I am and as I am I can see the truth inborn same as anyone sees

and all truth is my religion without distractions of any sort

and that frees me in a certainty

truth needs no advocate

it's obvious to me

Truth stands so tall it cannot oversee

a cowardly, pushy truth is no truth to me

Let me tell you what I have been shown

If I attach myself to a word I must say, I shall believe, and allow no distraction!

But permitting no distraction is the greatest distraction of them all

It has been mentioned by religious people forever as the Last Distraction

But it is the First Distraction!

Who has forgotten all words?

Who has forgotten even silence?

I want to talk to that person