You ask me who is my God?
\nI walk now with a stoop and see only faintly,
\nDays and nights seem to pass into a seamless faraway journey,
\nI often take refuge of a glass of wine and an urge to write verse.<\/p>\n
In my youth I was driven by curiosity to know how God made this universe,
\nI was moved by the impulse to make the world a better place,
\nBeauty seduced me greatly.<\/p>\n
But what came out of these,
\nThe world thought I was a mad man,
\nTurning me to seek a sanctuary inside me.<\/p>\n
Not to be defeated easily,
\nI constructed an inner world of ideas and thoughts,
\nAnd took to writing to express them.<\/p>\n
People live by fear of death,
\nAnd dreams of wealth and recognition,
\nBut I only aspire for the rapture of existence.<\/p>\n
Hours pass my peering in the space,
\nI know humans could have a richer way to live,
\nBut we are prisoners of a monstrous vision.<\/p>\n
The ways of this strange world turn me off sometimes,
\nThere is no one on whose shoulders I could cry,
\nI have nowhere to go but inside.<\/p>\n
How can you thank the light that illuminates your space?
\nHow does one salute the breath that supports our life?
\nLife does not need guidance but a large and sensitive heart.<\/p>\n
I do not live for tomorrow,
\nI live for the eternity,
\nEvery day is my last day.
\nI have turned my wounds into fragrant flowers of verses,
\nMirrors of the journey of life,
\nAncient vision of life has been corrupted by technology.<\/p>\n
Make me a boat tempest-tossed on high seas,
\nTake my wealth away but give me the thrill of life,
\nIgnore me but let me follow my path.<\/p>\n
Do not seek happiness but liberation,
\nYou don\u2019t need to know yourself too much,
\nJust know your goals and follow them even at the cost of your life.<\/p>\n
You ask me who is my God?<\/p>\n
Suffern, New York, 12.9.10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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