Helplessness

a poem by Devi Nangrani

The mind is in turmoil at its helplessness
The soul struggling against its helplessness
Deepening the sadness of the rebellious heart.

Worldly we inspect ourselves
We are the defendants and the judges.
The self-judgment falsifies defeat and victory.

It is a helpless surrender,
We resign to our fates at one hand.
The law that governs us,
Rules helplessly at the other hand.