I am a budhha and i am the samurai
I am the sadhu the truth and the lie
I am the Brahma the Shakti and the sigh
I am the the sign the depth and in high
I am the day the night and the dusk
I am the cow, the ling and the husk
I am the lotus, the fish and the mire
And i am the brain, the thoughts and the wire
I am the Satva and I am the Tamas
I am the heat, the honey and the hamas
I am the fire, the ice and the steam
I am the thunder, the light and its beam
In doubts or decision or when you ask me
I am the He, Aham Brahmasmi!
Call it karma, call it fate, call it destiny
There is a force unseen that blows our course.
And yet as we roll and tumble
We wish to be free
And so resist
Shake our fists in defiance of the gods
And innovate, invent and imagine our way
Into a better life.
But still we suffer pains and dissatisfactions
With every up and down,
Still we roll and tumble
Along the path of our destiny.
But the spark of freedom catches and glows
As we feel it is our right to be “Me!”
My body my choice, my mind my choice
My life to be self-determined…
As the path divides and turns
Into a broad tangled delta
Before the sea.
Where does it all end? We don’t know
But we can see
The desire to be our own gods of destiny
Unleashes every possibility
From Pandora’s transhuman box of demons
In our lust to just be me.
(9/15/25)
What if,
We all strangers travelling the same road
What if,
We all desperate souls trapped in our own existence
What If,
We just lost and found beings
What if...
surviving_pawn
Countless Cosmic Constellations
Colossal Combustible Clouds
Confluences of Chrysalis Crystals
Collectives of Choreographed Colors
Constant Creation Collisions
Corrective Course Corrections
Cosmonauts Crashed Craft
Countless Cosmic Consternations
Karma suddenly dropped the other shoe
She bit off more that she could chew
Payback’s a b*tch when you’re a snitch
AP: Honorable Mention
I reincarnated into this life to calmly observe.
I am also here to experience what I deserve.
I am still on this journey learning just whom and how I shall serve.
Generosity is a beautiful trait
karmic law will gladly reward it multifold
~ start by offering your smile
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
(“Contagion III”, 2020, original pen and ink and oil)
Dr Fauci
In the infallible world of cause and effect
Every action has its reaction
And to every sane person
Beyond the age of about ten
This is simply a given.
What is less clear is when, how and where
These reactions will manifest.
So as time passes and nothing seems to happen
Those responsible, and those effected
Begin to wonder if they ever will.
Enter stage Left, Dr Fauci,
The best thing since sliced bread and mastermind
Of not only gain of function research
But also the official reaction and imposition
To the result of this research gone wrong.
Will Fauci ever face the consequence
Of the hundreds of millions killed by his virus,
And even greater numbers killed by the vax?
Not likely in this life, but surely Hell awaits,
Ever patient, ever present, at the very bottom.
(8/23/25)
Freedom is not carte blanche
knowing right from wrong comes with responsibility
~ karma will be ever watchful
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 3rd palce 2025
Karma that patient gangster
Very slow in action
But never fails to repay
Creeps into your life
Paying in double all your deeds
After replaying all your acts
Karma is just like a seed well planted in a good soil, it always germinates.
Karma the avenger
Rewarding your deeds accordingly
Either good or bad
The seeds you sowed
That's what you will get
Not what you need or wish to own
You can't plant yam then harvest cassava
Almighty God is for all not for anyone
That's why he's the ALL in ALL fighting for and rewarding all deeds.
Karma the life teacher
Saying you're what you do
For a goat can never give birth to a lion
You can't run away or hide
From your shadow forever
Whatever is in the dark
Always comes to the light with time
When you think it's over, karma comes visiting
Making you start all over again taking everything you didn't own genuinely.
Reconciling
life’s ledger
hoping
it’s in black
Every deed
and every need
accountable
in fact
Debits
fighting credits
to balance
in the end
The jist of life
through joy and strife
where numbers
— will portend
(Dreamsleep: July, 2025)
(“Eye of God”, 2018, original encaustic mixed media)
The Harsh Reality of Truth
The harsh reality
Is people get what they deserve,
But it can be confusing
‘Cause you don’t always know
If it was for something you know you’ve done
Of something you did long ago
In a different life, body, time and place.
In the end
Sooner or later
The equation of Life
Works its way out, balances itself
And delivers the perfect result.
Not always perfect to us
But perfect for us.
(7/13/25)
If intent and actions
are cause and effect
and influence the future
what you give is what you get
and yet
what about children
caught in the crossfire
when very young
murdered in man's mire
they have not yet begun
to live
and love is all they have to give
so much for karma
symbolised by the lotus flower
but whereabouts is it
in their most needed hour
forsaken by fortune
they answered fate's call
tho' no reason not to do good
our own sad destiny awaits us all
karma is the law of cause and effect
the lesson it teaches is all are one
thinking we’re body-mind is our defect
so when desires ebb and we come undone
God’s seen in each form shining like the sun
with this recognition let us flow on
breathed by God Himself, each moment reborn
Karma, Fate And Destiny
Random Chance
Isn’t JUST
Anything…
It Is Biased Heavily
By Statistical
Probability…
With A Foray
Into ‘Somewhat’
Possible
…And…
A Taste Of
‘Maybe’ Even:
THIS.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At The Largest
And Smallest
Levels - Still
Un-Named:
It Is:
Always PERFECT
And
NEVER
THE
SAME.
***
A NEVER-ENDING
REAL
MIRACLE
'MACHINE.'
-Gray Squirrel
07-06-2025
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