O Love, What Is In You? Poem by Arun Maji

O love,
To you all is so little
King bows down before you and beg your mercy.
Sorrow loses its piercing teeth.
War forgets its unending blood thirst.

O love,
What is in you?
You are soft yet so firm.
Forgiving yet so unyielding.
All powerful yet so humble.
All-consuming yet so peaceful is your womb.

Why can't I surrender to you?
Why can't I dissolve my existence within you
And become a you?

Painting: Lee Bogle
© Arun Maji