“Zen Buddhism”

 The art of living life mindfully,

 Remember the cart, goes after the horse,

 I meditate and hope to achieve enlightenment,

 As I hope this life cycle is my last on this earth,

 For there are far greater realms to be had,

 But definitely not in Baghdad.

 We try throughout this life, to avoid another,

 We clean up our acts, our karma gets scrubbed,

 But even then sometimes, we are returned,

 To re-do what we did wrong, or change our view,

 I believe that I have changed myself,

  From my last life of disgrace,

 But have I done so better or at a slower pace?

 When will we find out, whether we are or are not?

 When do we see if we have advanced alot?

 Do we have to wait till death to get our cosmic report cards?

 Can we be for-warned or are we barred by a comic bodyguard?

 I guess a safeguard would be the case,

 But just once, I would love to know in advance,

 So I could in life, backspace, and try to replace,

  My bad karma and debase…

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