Tag: Al Ortolani
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Poetry: Al Ortolani’s “Buddhists Call It Monkey Mind”
Buddhists Call It Monkey Mind Take toothpaste for instance―white foam splatteredon the mirror, on the vanity,on the chrome faucet.Each time you spit,lather drips down your chin,runs the brush onto your hands;you can smell mintthe rest of the day on your fingertipsWhen you wokethat morning, you were justanother sap with halitosis;by noon, you’re a reformer.Purpose evokes…