I write my words

On the sand

They become the sand grains

Mingling with my footprints.

I make idols

With the clay

Then I break them

And turn them into dust.

I take the sand grains and the dust

And give them to you, my universe.

I don’t want

Nirvana

Moksha

Mukti

For I find salvation

In the circle of creation and destruction

In the circle of birth and rebirth

In the circle of surrendering and oneness

For every moment, every fraction of a second

I feel liberated, I feel enlightened, I feel Illuminated

Rising from the fire,

Chanting the hymn to eternity.

(This poem is part of the series titled ‘Journey Inward’, where I am going to publish 30 poems on spirituality, introspection and self-discovery. You can read the other poems of this series from here.)

(I’m participating in #BlogchatterA2Z)

(I am also participating in the Global A to Z Blogging Challenge 2025 and the Na/GloPoWriMo Challenge 2025.)