A Look At Life-83 Poem by Smrui Ranjan Mohanty

A LOOK AT LIFE-83
BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

TILL THE HEART BEATS

Till the heart beats
Air comes in and goes out
Blood flows
In the veins and arteries
My Lord!
Let my mind and will,
Intellect and reasoning,
Feelings, emotions, and possessions
Which are all yours
Be at your lotus feet.

Until my memory betrays me
My reasoning leaves me
Till I forget
You are my father
I am your child
Let this body and mind
Be at your feet

My father!
If my love and longing for you
Is true and genuine
Never let time
Dispossess me of my only possession
You and your love
Snatch away the smile on my lips
Snatch my memory and reasoning
Compel me to forget you
To grope in unlimited darkness
And leave this world
When you are not in view

Take me in your lap
When I am fully conscious
Looking at you
Listening to your voice
Talking to you the way
I have been talking to you
Over the years

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty©
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