musings

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1.

Necessity of Practice

 

It is not always the sign of attainment

to close the eyes and imitate:

'Let me believe without seeing,' for,

for me it is still necessary to see,

so that I shall be able to believe.

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2.

Talking to Oneself

 

These multifarious objects represent my desires,

and I work to put labels of 'likes and dislikes' on them.

The names and forms divide my identity into many pieces:

some ugly, some intriguing, and some of expected excellence.

Sometime, somewhere in the long history of my existence

I must have desired to interact with my own creation,

like a painter decorating his pictures after their completion.

Till last night, I thought, I was within the world,

but with the new dawn I find everything as my extension.

Do not go away, O Lady, of inexplicable features,

even if you are tantalizing, and of illusory nature.

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c s shah