963. As Far As ‘i’ Is There, Let Me Cling To ‘you’ Poem by Raman Savithiri

While gulping foodstuff in variety,
With my spouse and children only,
Forgetting about million folks,
Who hunger for a single feast,
Let me not talk of ADVAITA!

While dressing my filthy body,
By silky dress worth much money,
Forgetting about countless sisters,
Who long for a sarry just to alter,
Let me not talk about ADVAITA!

While dousing the fire of lust then and now,
With my sweet heart in the name of love,
Forgetting about numerous hearts,
Who wait to be noticed their love beats,
Let me not talk about ADVAITA!

While I am prone to hurt my associate,
If I cowardly test ADVAITA the vast,
By piercing a dagger into another heart,
Telling ‘body can not be cut or burnt! ’,
Let me not talk about ADVAITA

Amma, is it not wise to worship You,
Though it is of primitive run through,
Rather than wasting devotional twilights,
With friends fatal and mortal ‘I’?
Let me practice DVAITA only!

As far as I bleed and mourn even a needle’s prick,
As far as I am numb and hard to feel the pain
Of my fellow being when a thorn pricks him,
Let me stick to You and You alone.
As far as the ‘I’ is there let me cling to ‘You’!

28-12-07