791. Call Within - 010109 Poem by Raman Savithiri

791. Call within - 010109

As I am blinded by the sight of the world
I search for the source of light within to unfold
As I am deafened by the noise of the world
I search for the song of silence within to unfold

As I am a prisoner in the eternal time and space
I search for the freedom within beyond mind maze
As the ‘I’ itself is the biggest untruth that I’ve seen
I search for the truth within by shattering what I’ve been

When I am tired of finding the joy real and lasting
I hear a call within so sweet and boosting
That call deep in me urges to be private
As a lover’s call to his sweetheart to mate

The call commands me to strip off ‘I’ cover
To help me find Self which I long to discover
But to take off costumes, as a new bride refuses
Tightly I catch hold of my ‘I’ and ‘mine’ dresses

Husband patiently tries and wins the bride
She surrenders merging in him with no pride
Hope is there that the call within me will win
One day or the other, self and Self will join! 010109