I Seek Nothing

Weary of being, I retreat into solitude, This soul has long been soaked in silent cries. The world is a carnival of noise, Within me — only echoes of quiet. At times I think of leaving every tie behind, Drink the poison, or rebel from my soul. But before every path, before each destination, A Light shines — the One Existence. There are ‘ifs', there are ‘buts', Yet beyond them all — You remain. Even when broken, I did not bow elsewhere, For every prostration was always Yours. I seek nothing from the world, If only You stay — even loneliness becomes mercy. In Your remembrance I find peace, And in Your thought — a complete life. ©Aarzoo Mehek