Timeless Devotion

a poem by Rinu M Varghese

Darkness so scary envelops me,
Wandering alone, I seek yet again
For the presence I had believed
Was my own, forever and beyond.
Your love, but how wrong I was
I saw nothing but darkness,
Scary, lonely, suffocating darkness…

Spun within the cages of my heart,
The infant dream so hurt me
For though fragile and precious
It had blossomed into a wish
Innocent yet so powerful
Pure and very much cherished
But alas, it had to die…

With the same love that
A mother bears her first-born,
My heart bore the beautiful wish.
Which had then to be slaughtered
By itself for the darkness that
Shrouded and threatened to pierce
Like a double edged sword…

Sleep flew away a long time back
But without shattering the dream
My mystical crystal dream
Which led me to my grave
An incomplete soul, I know now
Incomplete and so very disappointed
For all I could see was darkness…

Searching for you I wander
Within my soul and further too
For even as spirit I find no peace
Since so long ago you had left me behind
Clasping your bride’s hands with love
Leaving no trace of my devotion
And all I can see around me is death…