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Mara's Bane
Under the Bodhi Tree, Buddha battled the forces of Mara.
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Mara's Bane

The wish I have today:
turn arrows into flowers.

Who cares who wins debates--
there is a higher power!

Like throwing poison spears
at dust motes in a sunbeam,

we do it out of fear,
and always fail it seems.

So when an arrow comes,
I'll let it travel through me.

I'll smile and then play dumb,
heap love upon my enemies.
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