Psalms of the Brethren CXXXVI: Mahakala

Kali, woman broad and swart of hue as blackbird,
Now hath broken off a thighbone, now another;
Now hath broken off an arm, and now another;
Now the skull hath broken off as ’twere a milk bowl,
Made them ready and is seated.

He who witless doth not understand, but maketh
Cause for life renewed, comes back again to sorrow.
Wherefore he who knows creates no more new causes.
May I ne’er so lie again with scattered members!