. .	WHAT COULD BE MORE VALUABLE THAN THE FACTS?                                   for Márton Koppány Tibetian Buddhism is a dialect of English. Sanskrit is a kind of English; or a part of its grammar. Once, I was Jewish. Back in the 1800s. Once, I was Persian, many centuries ago. It is my Finno-Ugric roots that ensnare my limbic system in shamanism. It's the smells of urine & paprika rising from the street - the Way of         Kings, the city's oldest. Religion is when you find a new vowel in a book on your tongue. WHAT MIGHT BE MORE VALUED THAN TO FACE THE FACTS?                                    for the Institute for Broken & Reduced Languages Tibetan Buddhism is an English dialect. Sanskrit is a sort of English; or else, one of its genders. In the days of long ago, in 1800, I was a Jew. In the days of long ago, a long long time ago, I was a Persian. My Finno-Ugric roots spellbound my limbic-array onto shamanism. The King’s way - the city’s most antique - wafts around a piss & paprika odor. Religion is when a new vowel presents a book written by the mothertongue.   Copyright © 2004 by Peter O'Leary Sources: First published in Octopus Magazine No. 3. For this issue, and related poems, go to Octopus Magazne and ONSETS, ed. by Nate Dorward; The Gig, Canada, 2004 This is a cooperative presentation of The Institute for Broken and Reduced Languages And Light and Dust Anthology of Poetry	..