The anointment of Karma.

And who might you be?

I am Karma, my Lord.

And what do you offer?

I, Karma

taketh upon thee

to bring justice

for all those

who have been

done wrong, my Lord.

I see. Will you punish

these perpetrators 

for their crimes 

which have gone unpunished

where I have failed?

Yes, my Lord,

and furthermore

I, Karma will reward

those who have done good

beyond what was

expected from them.

Alright Karma

you have the job,

you may proceed.

Oh! One thing! 

Can you start straight away?

Yes, my Lord.

Jolly good! I wish to retire

as of now, immediately;

its been a hell of a ride,

a blessed curse in fact!

Good Luck Karma!

I'm going on a holiday

with the Greek Gods

in the next universe.

It's very nice there!

Reviews

[Ruth]

I often ponder on this and the cycles of birth/rebirth - if it's lights out or whether we proceed to the next level so to speak and if we do, do we go and see what we think of as those lights go out - a massive depth of layers to this actually if one ponders but I will say concisely that this is a great poem to think on :)

[Chris Shaw]

Oh for a bit of karma every now and again, when we think justice has not been done. Smiled at this little write Andrew. Poor karma, I think a holiday is well over due, retirement even better as long as there is a suitable replacement.

Chris