You Know God

By Siddarth Ramesh

God…

You know God, I had to pretend I wasn’t talking to you

You know God, so many people have problems with you

You know God, these poems don’t matter to me

You know God, I think my faith is stronger than me

You know God, everybody sends their prayers to you

You know God, I’d rather sing praises for you

You know God, I used to think that there’s a problem with me

You know God, even now I have a problem with we

You know God, I’m still devoted to you

I give you praises like flowers

You know God, a pretty lotus can grow in muddy water

You know God, I’ve read the Gita

You know God, I want to see you

You know God, even if I don’t make it as an artist

I’ll still write poems for you

You know God, I’ve seen a lot of things

You know God, I’ve seen a lot of suffering

You know God, everybody walks around with their back hunched

You know God, I’ve seen beggars on the street

You know God, I can see myself

Living on the street

I know God

I know I’m not perfect

I know God, even if I aim for the stars

I know God, I know I’m stuck in samsara

You know God, there are moments in my life I can’t forget

Do you remember the night, I went to bed

I heard noises coming from my left

I see my ma foaming out the mouth

Doctors later said it was a brain tumor

You know God, next time you feel like doing damage to her

Trust me, I could take the pain

You know God, You could send it my way

I don’t pity the weak

I can empathize

By Siddarth Ramesh