Something I Look At -245 Poem by Smruti Ranjan Mohanty

SOMETHING I LOOK AT-245
BY SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

GOD

Have you seen God?
I have seen—
Yes, I have seen God
In the smile and tears of my mother,
I have seen God
In the sweat and blood of my father.

My God is not in heaven,
My God flows in my arteries and veins.
My God is not in temples,
Nor in holy books and scriptures—
My God stands right in front,
Taking care of me,
Of my life, my needs, my worries,
Nourishing and sustaining me against all odds,
Without a thought for themselves,
Though they have a life of their own.

The unseen and infinite God
Cannot be unlike my father and mother—
If He is not within them,
He is nowhere else.
Searching for God beyond one's parents
Is but an attempt in vain.

Can anyone say—
"My son, why are you worried,
When we are here?
Enjoy the nectar,
We shall swallow the poison."
Can anyone live and die for you
Except God?

Yes—only God can live and die for you.
God never leaves your hand,
Whatever may be the situation.
Only God can forget and forgive
Your gestures, indifference,
Your actions and inaction.

And perhaps, God chooses love over judgment—always.

Open your eyes—
God is right in front:
The infinite in a finite form,
Your father and mother.

Take care—
Before time silently snatches them away forever.

Have you seen God?

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty©
India
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