Surrender

Surrender, they say
don’t fight,
accept.
Don’t be deceived
by tricks of mind,
reach inside
find
a self
go delve
as do I
in questions unanswered.
How can one abandon
the quest?
Answers elude
Questions chase
How can I seclude
or, erase
the seismic trigger
for bigger
universal divinity?
Infinity, is what I see
in what they call
transient.
Am I not meant
to strive, to prove
worth of every breath?
There’s no death
you say, for soul
roll the dice -
fate, karma or,
mundane everyday race-
I face
each moment
with zeal
I feel
I see
I hear
Fear,
is just as universal
as love
or peace
or empathy.
Humanity fights
to survive,
and then,
to thrive.
I fight
to be
what I am
destined to be.
If not victory, peace.
I raise the white flag
is this what is seen
as surrender?

Sahmi Eid

Rupahale eid ke chand ne dekha badal paar
Sahma sahma tha nagar, Bujha bujha tyohaar
Bujha bujha tyohaar, lagi sab phiki raunak
Saathi sakha purane, lagaye nayi si ainak