The crevices in heart are still filled with hope
I sit beneath the blue sky, half bitter half mellow
The caressing wind testifies to a superior presence from
other realm
But the rational mind keeps on diminishing all such claims
Evidence and reason seem so futile sometimes
When you know the dots can be connected only looking
back in time
It’s in vain for a reasonable mind to search for divine
The mundane logic disdains adherence to that presence
But the golden rays of faith that in our hearts enshrine
Triggers the pursuit of self, piercing the clouds of ignorance
But faith and folly seem so enigmatically close
Esoteric crystallisations on either sides of the core
The sceptical eye of reason can’t see the thin and narrow
line,
And takes for truth the tarnished beauty it beholds,
Whilst the leap of faith seems absurd and infertile
In exposing the reality of this deception sevenfold
The conflict between reason and faith causes a diabolic halt
Not the natural course as the show must go on,
And I carry on, striking a reconciliatory equilibrium
Between the Soul and the mind,
Reason crafting the path ahead
And faith ending all the blasphemous whines,
Balancing the two-edged sword, again I embark the rope,
Unquestioning the blowing wind that the seeds of change
are sown,
The amber turned sky corroborates the arrival of change
Reminding me that the crevices in heart are still filled with
hope
And with unwavering certitude inside
I look beyond to fly away again, on my own!!
Amit Bitra: Student of MBA, second year, Department of Management Sciences, Pune University (Pumba). Interested in reading, writing and music. Plays the guitar.