Eternal

Everywhere I go
the mind goes with me
at last it has learnt to learn
it knows right from wrong
dark from light
joy from pointless sorrow
quiet from endless noise
it has forgotten much too
the old ways
the world so bright
its people
all have floated away
like a dream
now the cawing for peace
keep me up at night
it’s silence I drink
it’s stillness that sits by my side
there’s no aloneness here
their presence fills my home
when the winds blows at night
ruffling the heads of fresh leaves
I think of them…my family
it is the only one I know
my Bhagwan
my Guru
who else is there
what else
we are all just ash
everywhere I go
the more ash I see
people made of ash
wanting to be one with it
Oh but I don’t care for ash
I’ve only ever wanted the opposite of it
the eternal supreme
omnipresent and mighty Lord
He’s the one who fascinates me
the undying unborn
sometimes in a mortal form
His songs are many
I call out to Him
O sweet Lord forgive me
for nothing I prize above You
Your worship
Your prayer is the only ash I smear
please bring me home
when like a lost calf I wander away
from your shore
I know You to be eternal
I wish and pray that my love for You
be eternal too
like a homebound wave
headed into the depths of the sea…