A Good Harvest

LonesomeWanderer
Mar 7, 2016 · 1 min read

Namaste sahib, namaste! Welcome!
I am your guide, sahib
buying god sahib? yes?
you have come to the best place.
here we have enough soil
to harvest god all through the year.
the road you came walking
we can make gods with that too,
such skilled we are.
first time here? no worries,
i will take you to the best one,
best price also sahib.
is he good? yes ofcourse!
he creates the best god of us all
mud and soil comes alive
in his hand.
you will find him by the temple
sahib, just outside.
he has a muddy hand, and gods
of all sizes, of all types
all around him, all gods.
Just ask him sahib, and
he will make your god smile, pretty
or with a frown, whatever you prefer, sahib,
god who greedily accepts
the new gold flute you made for it,
or your soul or two. god,
smiling as you crawl towards it,
bowed and bent. god,
dictating how to live your life
for its blessings. god,
who will thrash your enemy to the ground,
and give you retribution,
oh yes, he can make them too.
Come with me sahib,
let me take you
to the one who makes God.

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