A Perfect Glow Poem by sookdeo manansingh manansingh

to recognize the existence of the divine
on earth will lead one to live as a sage
through the eyes of a bird the entire universe
can be seen as to free oneself from a cage
so often our eyes are covered with the mist
of illusion that we cannot see the glory of a new day
to get entangled by the desires of the mind
that we get lost along the way

sometimes the treasure of happiness
comes with a beggar whom we refuse to receive
and then over time we are pushed to the edge
and ask why is it we are deceived
sometimes we fall so deep
we are unable to lift ourselves
and look for the fountain to flow
everything exist upon earth as it is
in heaven if only we can use our wisdom
and be enlighten to know

unknowingly we trap ourselves in the web of illusion
which becomes difficult for our feet to get loose
and again and again we drink from the bitter poison
that carries the same weight with the hangman's noose.
unknowingly we turn our back
from the shrine of divinity
that causes us to fail in our quest to be free.
one after another when trouble strikes
like lightening we ask ourselves
is it a mirage or is this what the eyes can see

the future is not far away
because right inside of us it begins to flow
then why should we fall asleep
when we can look into the silence
within that reflects
what a perfect glow.