The Journey Within Poem by Naga Vamshidhar Ratakonda

Thus begins the journey within,
The journey of journeys,
Once in a life journey,
Unknown when it began,
Unknown where it ends,
With questions arising from,
Everywhere within -
'Who Thou',
'Thyself what of Thou? '!

Three scores and a ten would pass,
With heart-aches and heart-breaks,
For 'Thou' to unfold and,
Answer 'Thyself' to console;
No scores more shall fly from now,
If 'Thyself' seeks answers for 'Self'!

Answers from everywhere,
Alchemist the Almighty,
Who works through signals divine,
Meant only to you while alone,
In his thoughts when you are lost,
At a time when you least expect!

'Love & Embrace else (everyone & everything) ,
Like your own-self,
Nothing more,
And nothing beyond'!

The message straight & clear,
Heard from everywhere;
For 'Thou' the omnipresent,
Is in thyself and elsewhere,
Spread uniform throughout and,
You can't love else (anyone or anything) ,
Much more than self,
Hence the message!

Thus ends the Journey within,
'Thyself' identified with 'Thou'
And 'Thou' with 'Thyself'!