A Demi-God

a poem by Abraham Oommen

How mighty your hands!
They are really magic wands
Summon us to our daily action
Strict obedience is our reaction
We glance at your solemn face
And set out on our routine race
Our desire to work and leisure
At your sole mercy and pleasure
Manacled us to you from birth
Our servitude lasts till death
You are vividly omnipresent
Rule us majestically at present
You rule through day and night
Dictate and regulate our might
You declare decrees from tower
And in our abodes with power
You ! man’s hand made clock
With your ceaseless tick-tock
Rule us with your time code
Impose on us an image of God!