The Temple Bears Witness To Human Desires Poem by Sangeeta Chakraborty

We visit the temple,
with worldly desires in our hearts,
sometimes so consumed that we lose all our senses.

Performing pujas and yaggas,
dedicated to fulfilling our desires,
we offer the blood of animals to the gods.

Our desires are strong,
yet our capabilities are weak,
requiring the blood of animals to fulfill them.

In an instant, the sacred floor is bathed in blood,
and we heave a sigh,
hoping now the gods will grant our wish...

And so the world witnesses countless desires,
and countless bloodsheds.

The greater the desire,
the greater the sacrifice.

Whether shedding animals by sword,
or shedding humans with words and tricks,
we take full control of a life to fulfill our desires;
we take their strength, thoughts, will, and mind.

Because we are so helpless,
and so is God...
We may betray, but karma never.
And thus a cycle of desires and loss continues...

And thus, humanity loses,
each time,
the greater the desires,
the more humanity declines.