At some point it must have occurred
To certain schools of Japanese monks that
Wearing a large basket on one's head
Makes it difficult to see. Why, then,
Did they start doing it? Perhaps to have
More drama in the world, allowing
Those moments when the basket
Is flung aside, revealing the demon lover,
The avenging son, the faithful monster,
The ghost with promises to keep or
A monk who tells of a sleepless night
On the roof of an abandoned temple
While spirits snarled and snapped below.
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