Meera, in surrender
You found Life.
Surrender –
One track,
One goal,
One mean,
One bond,
One end,
One liberation;
Surrender –
One personality,
One prop,
One power,
One end,
One Martyr;
Surrender –
A sect,
A favour,
A sacrifice;
Surrender –
One man,
One bed,
One sacrificial alter,
One gratifying pain;
Surrender –
One-way sweep of a swing,
That never returns.
Surrender –
An ember dying, buried
Under a thick layer of ashes;
Surrender –
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Remigius de Souza
11-05-2001
(Published on Poets India website
© Remigius de Souza., All rights reserves.
The spirit of rebellion is ambiguous yet very clear...The sparks smoulder even under a thick layer of ashes...
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When we face the flux in our time, ambiguity becomes inevitable, at least for me.
I imagine the times of Meera, and compare with my contemporary times --- and wonder how we have progressed, which is appalling.
Even the present feminist movement is pittance compared to Meera.