Today I…

Remain within the

cold comfort(able)

age-spotted, witness-walls

of the monastery

both when within

and after slow-stepping

out (?)

For I know that

monazein, the word

for ‘live alone’ gave birth to ‘monastery.’

But monazein lived not alone;

It drew together ‘monos’

the all alone word ‘alone’

and formed a union with

the half-a-word or suffix

“-terion” which is

used to mean (double entendre intended)

a place for action.

and thus today I act alone

when within these walls

and when without these walls

I remain without,

I act alone

for I know, too that

‘Alone’ itself was once

All One.

-ShhDragon