Effect

The wheels turn —

ancient cogs,

gears with perfect teeth

pushing into one another

in mathematical cohesion...

...do you believe in karma?

What must you have done

that your existence is thus defined

by the machinery recycling our deeds?

What horrific depths did you sink to,

and what bright joys dispense,

that you are gifted pain as torment,

and unquestioning love as recompense?

Do you believe in karma?

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