Tag: karma

fiction

The marble-workers

JHB

On the bench they sat in a single row, working their marbles. The bench stretched in either direction for miles–perhaps an infinity–and to each inhabitant was allotted a single marble, a clear sphere speckled with dots and striated with lines that the individual rolled over in their palm, trying to wipe clean. Over time, this… Continue reading The marble-workers

essays

My wedding suit

JHB

In fall of 2019, I twice met with a tailor to custom design a suit for the wedding I planned to have in September of 2020. During my first meeting with the tailor, we took measurements of my body, as well as talked through and chose all the details of the suit. By the second… Continue reading My wedding suit

poetry

Atonement for negative karma

JHB

I recognize that my actions have harmed others in the past. Through selfishness, I have created and amplified traumas, Some of which may live on to this day. These will need to be healed through time, Some of them perhaps living on to future generations. For my part, I recognize that my own harmful actions… Continue reading Atonement for negative karma

poetry

Dear spirit

JHB

Dear spirit, Please fill me with the knowledge That there is nothing I need to accomplish, No tests to pass, That I am perfect as I am.  Please let me rest in the certainty That I fulfill your purpose merely by existing. Too, please fill my soul with the courage To do the work assigned… Continue reading Dear spirit