Ruminations On the Karmic Consequences of a Harvest of Sins

Weary, sluggish and silent with apathy and 
disinterest, I sullenly reflect and 
languish....

My thoughts—thick and heavy like 
molasses—painfully churn and swirl in 
and out of my head and spill against the 
background of dead silence of my living 
room....

They are in constant motion, while I sit in 
the living room mute and gagged and bound
with the world-weariness of a lifetime and 
stare blankly into empty space by looking 
inward....

Even the furnishings around me defer to 
my now sullen mood. Not saying a word 
and bowing their heads, they hold their  
tongues and keep their thoughts to them-
selves out of respect and deference for my 
silent and solemn doldrums.... 

The flat-panel TV, otherwise always on 
and hyper-gregarious, for once regards my 
sullenness and apathy with its own....

I sit exactly thus—
alone, 
but in the sympathetic company of my 
furniture and belongings.... 

They whisper to me of a time when I was 
sinful and wanton and remind me of the 
need for redemption....

I remember, and take heed by repenting....

And by doing so, I have narrowly avoided 
reaping and gathering the terrible,
karmic consequences 

of an unspeakable harvest of sins 

for myself!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012



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Date: 8/27/2012 11:00:00 AM
wonderful,loved every line,free from sin,your words fly freely with you,great write Ngoc
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Date: 8/23/2012 3:43:00 PM
Interesting work..Sara
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Date: 8/21/2012 11:26:00 PM
A very descriptive write. Your collective words place any reader into a vicarious experience.
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Date: 8/17/2012 8:56:00 AM
I can picture this in my mind. A graywash world, the colors dim to reflect your sullen mood. I both understand and enjoyed this.
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Ngoc Nguyen
Date: 8/17/2012 10:05:00 PM
Thank you, Jay, I appreciate your empathy and thoughtfulness and enjoyment.
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