Riehlife Poem-of-the-day: “Enlightenment is a Bitch,” by Dane Cervine

Enlightenment is a Bitch by Dane Cervine published in The Sun Magazine, March 2010 At first it isn’t so bad — a taste of ecstasy, the world covered in honey. Even snails scrawl the names of buddhas with their silvery trails. But then, too much. Pears become unbearable, wet white flesh so tender one could…