a tree

 

God

is a tree said Kabir

a tree in the forest; when the woodsmen come

to cut Him down

He will not defend Himself

He will not shame them.

 

And God, he said,

is the earth

an endless wonder

that allows Himself

to be ruined by us

but He weeps

yes, He weeps

but only in front of close friends.

 

And God is that animal

 

endlessly beautiful

that someone, somewhere

is beating, is hurting

but not even that

can make God break

his silence, and say

why?

for God’s sake, why

are you doing this to Me?

 

The humility of God

is endless, endless

said Kabir

and wept.

 

Kabir