I Try To Enter Into A Meditative State Poem by Mohammad Younus

I try to enter into a meditative state,
But, my mind strays and plays tricks...
... and pulls pranks...
... Deeper into the awkward, complex...
...and hazardous mess, I sink...
...My concentration as freely as a fish in fist...
...slips away, and jumps into muddy swamp;
My mind is a guest house...
...every moment a new guest drops in:
A tension! a depression!
A sorrow! A loss! A gain! a joy!
I welcome and entertain them all!
Even if, they are a crowd of enemies to me...
...who oppress and suppress me...
...who violently vandalise my house...
...and run away with my treasures dear;
Still, I don't get seathed with anger and anxiety...
I treat each visitor honorably...
...because I think he may be clearing...
...my house of undesirable things...
...which are responsible for my plight...
...to create spacious room for mystical delights;
I am grateful to God...
...for whoever comes in my house...
... is a guide from beyond.

Mykoul