Death in a Supermarket
Stranger
I heard you cry like a bird
and saw your white face
stripped of all masks
and pained,
hands panicked and fumbling blind
at the rows of stupid produce
now tumbling down –
then you started your own slow fall.
And I watched, stunned and saw
your paroxysms, legs flapping
and no one to hold you at the end
poor sod
whimpering, friendless, then dead,
lying amongst the yoghurt on the cold,
littered floor.
– Jogyata.
About the author
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Jogyata has given classes and talks on meditation for the general public for over 30 years, both in New Zealand and around the world. He has published a collection of stories about his experiences as a student of Sri Chinmoy.
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