Hungry Ghost

"When you die,"
The lama said,
"You will walk through shadows."

"When you die,"
The lama said,
"You will still be hungry."

"Why?"
The man asked.
"Why will I be hungry?"

"When you die,"
The lama said,
"You will not be dead."

"When you die,"
The lama said,
"Death is not death."

"When you die,"
The lama said,
"Death is a but a door."

"A hungry man who passes through a door
Will still be hungry.
A hungry ghost that dwells within a man
Will hunger when the man falls into dust."