Self-Worship

Decking the God in jewels

Fine-looking attire for the Goddess

Every ornament to embellish

This beauty has no parallel on earth

Nor shall anyone ever grow

With the aura as possessed by her

At the temple, the serene ambience

Thrown on each child of Lord

Sense of calmness lies on every head

Experiencing presence of God beside me

In white golden robes, resides there

A glow that no one can ignore

“You came with many problems in hand

Child, speak out the troubles that worry”

When asked, the head instigated my throat

To speak out what lies in heart

So in flow the worries flee

“Poverty, corruption, illiteracy

This nation is enclosed by whammy of evils

It hurts when compared with developed nations

Why my nation cannot match them?

The news still flashing

Sounding hard on the ruling ears

The stark reality all the more bitter

We have the human resources

But there seems no end to all this

When stepped at the airport from United States

I had expected things to change

Many years of orbit of sun done

But failed to enhance the quality of fabric

The social fabric of my nation

Is there any tonic to cure this?

Do you have an answer, Lord to all this?”

“Every word of yours pricks me

As every human being was my creation

As every child is dear to me

Every daughter and son has the might

Every child was launched on earth

As the replica of an Angel

In the dust of earth where did that vanish?

Dogmatic attitude in dynamic space

Abandoning the outdated faiths

Every young hand reflects the force

To worship humanity

A leader who would not ornament self

And drain the Government’s treasury

Provide life to a billion populations

When nation struggles for food

Shall not throw birthday parties

Or command to build own statues

Without entertaining some section

Shall have vision in mind for nation

As child takes birth with innocence

Have no conspiracies and worries

No hatred and no jealousy

If nourished the mind with right

Through life never tempt to do wrong

My nation needs that hand

On contemplating shall not ornament

Oneself with gold at the cost of lives

Self-worship shall lay feet on many lives

The light vanished in front of the eyes

But mind ingrained with everlasting light

Has the vision in mind to serve

Has to sacrifice pleasures

To abstain from self-worship was the answer

written in 2008