My Saviour Poem by Shankaran Kutty

One day, I was lost in thought
As my mind grappled with the pain
Couldn’t fathom the reason
I searched, but in vain

I realized it wasn’t just once
It had become a malady
Shorn of joy and mirth
My life had lost its melody

No evil designs I had
My thoughts I had kept it pure
So what caused this sorrow
I simply needed a cure

In search of my saviour
I went through foreign lands
Across mountains rivers and lakes
And hot desert sands

Across the ocean where waves
Crashed to death on the shore
My saviour still eluded me
Peace, I found no more.

Walked through green meadows
Where caressed gentle breeze
Dipped in mighty rivers
Rushing to the seas

In every holy land
In temple, mosque and church
For my cure, my elusive saviour
In desperation, did I search

Seeing snow capped mountains
Hearing the wild birds sing
Couldn’t soothe my mind
The sights of autumn and spring

I looked up to the heavens
Which Gods were left to call
To save me from my sorrows
Into the precipice, I continued my fall

Then I looked into the mirror
And saw what I had failed to see
My saviour from all maladies
Was no one else but me

That day I learnt the truth
When life’s sorrows don’t abate
Don’t leave it to the Gods
Or blame it on your fate

Your life is yours to mould
As you want it to be
It is for you to script and carve
Your life, your destiny.