Devotion

By Manoj Mathur

We can mould ourselves in noble or in devil soul

None is beyond the divine’s or the devil's goal

Holy scriptures say we are all part of God in human form

Assigned by some unseen superior power to perform

Ever since childhood, I devotedly worship the Almighty

But alas, he never even once lashed across my eyes

Are not we all sometimes behave like the thunder

Other times, like the zigzag lightning in far skies

You may think the idols of Gods and Goddesses

Are nothing more than deaf dumb stone sculptures

Go beyond visibility and realise the absolute transparency

Devotion is flash of spiritual lightning deep inside reverence

When one is genuinely away from the hollowness outside

Slowly but steadily, deep inside slips

A gravitating genuine smile hovers on the lips

By Manoj Mathur