next poem - Ten Thousand Desires

I look at my reflection,
The other side I desire to get on - touch my soul, feel my heart
Ten thousand desires,
Transcending the body, one of them.

I stand atop the world,
Jump down I desire to - then sour up, touch the heavens,
Ten thousand desires,
Transcending gravity, one of them.

I look back at the doors of the past,
That border I desire to cross, look back at the present; bemused? mocking? I do not know
Ten thousand desires,
Transcending time, one of them.

I hold on to the follies of the past,
That soul, I desire to hold - just one more time. Then, let it go.
Ten thousand desires,
Transcending love, one of them.

The riches of this world I behold,
I choose the wilderness instead - under His aegis
Ten thousand desires,
Transcending the world, one of them.

The dearly departed - I love them so,
Come hug me mother, just once...
Ten thousand desires,
Transcending death, one of them.

My desires, I look back on
How beautiful life would be without them !
Ten thousand desires,
Transcending desire, one of them.


Mairaj Zindran