Listless in the wastes of the mind
Lips dry in this dusty sunshine
He wandered, tears rolled and dried
His knees strong and heart on fire
‘Am I here, now’ is the right question
‘How far?’ Was never the question
Thinking this, hugging himself
He withstood a raging storm
Brittle skulls he stepped on
Crushed under him, with great significance
Drawing from generations of lost souls
Stronger by the failures before him
He was never alone, in a sense
But always only with oneself too
Understanding the difference
He covered his face securely
Walking onwards against a merciless yellow desert
Everything always comes to an end
And so will this, he knelt
With reverence to this love he is witness to
The tough love of Him
He alone was capable of such
The sands cut through his skin
Burnt and bruised, notwithstanding
He stood and began the end of the ordeal
This time only more humbled,
strengthened, humored,
And well taught
His cape lashed, whipped against the blows
Firm against the wind He stood, waited, watched.
A silhouette amidst the sandy air
The Master invited him here
“hahahahahahaha……”
“Hahahahaha hahaha………..”
The disciple guffawed with a full heart
until he cried experiencing the sheer beauty of His plan
Goosebumps arising from under his skin
In the desert’s relentless heat, he shivers
Now he knows for himself that the stories were all true.
Ragged and tattered by his arduous journey
– worried if the Master would recognize him,
limping towards the Creator
he trips at His feet And hugs for dear life,
And with the last of his tears, washing them
With little left on him, stripped naked
And nothing left in him, offering everything he had
Looks up at the face of his Original Friend,
A mien of Divinity, Serenity, Love, Power, Benevolence, Invincibility, Permanence.. he saw it all at once
his hands shaking, press together in gratitude
And He lifts His in blessing
the Pupil fades into the hot, dusty air of the desert
Dissolves himself to the sand
Leaving no trace
He left, yet merged
He exited the game, having played it well and
knowing it better than anyone
abhishek 