TENTACLES OF DARKNESS..


I wandered around
Aimlessly flew,
Ran after mirages
Which turned to nothingness,
Tread towards lights
Artificial that lead me away
From all luminosity,
Drove me towards infinite
Darkness and gloom,
The scene murky,
Vision hazy,
Losing my way
In the light of the day
And lights of the darkness,
Climbing,
Falling,
Drowning 
In the murky
Unclear surrounding,
Till I heard my Lord.


He held my finger,
Stopped my stagger,
Softly He whispered,
To delve within me, he asked,
His image was hazy,
His voice sturdy 
And clear,
I closed my eyes,
Looked inside,
The deeper I went,
The more clearly I saw,
Vision cleared,
Swam in the brook of love
That my heart held,
Felt the touches of compassion,
Sympathy and tolerance,
Generosity,forgiveness,
Benevolence and kindness,
There flowed humanitarianism and gentleness
To me I was till now an alien.


The light within shone brighter,
My wings turned lighter,
The haze was clearing,
Roads appearing,
Directions clear,
My Lord by my side,to help me steer,
Oh why did not I know the treasures
Stored within depths of my heart,
Deeper and deeper,
Pure and pious,
Innocent and precious,
A new world lay ahead,
His world, to Him it connected,
The message of His delivered clear,
"As you delve within your heart deeper,
Live and find yourself,
The mirror of life
Turns cleaner and cleaner"
Crystal clear and pure,
No more tentacles of darkness, now I endure.

©Madhumita

* Based on RUMI'S -AS YOU LIVE DEEPER IN THE HEART THE MIRROR GETS CLEANER AND CLEANER