ABSOLUTION
This
is the last poem in the first compilation of poems written by me over the years
‘Secrets of the Soul’. Absolution is defined as the act of freeing one self
from blame or guilt, a release from consequences and obligations. Though the
word itself has its origin in Christian theology, the concept is equally
applicable to all religions – a confession and a pardon. Absolution to me is
the state of having emptied yourself of all the, secrets of your soul and now
you stand shorn of the cloak you have been wearing, exposed and undaunted.
Absolution
I stand
exorcised
Of the ghosts
of the past,
That haunted
and hounded me,
Through the
corridors
Of the path I
had tread,
And through
the halls of time.
I stand
exposed,
Shorn of the
cloak of desire
That had veiled
my gnarled face,
With not a
stitch to cover,
The nakedness
that lay within
The confines
of my existence.
I stand alone
In the midst
of the swirling waters,
Hugging the
protuberance,
Avoiding the
final fall,
And vanishing
over the edge,
To be swept
away to oblivion.
I stand
absolved,
Of all the
guilt and shame, that eroded,
The entrails
of my conscience,
As I shake
the shackles from my ankles,
Break away
from the bonds
That held me
down.
2 comments:
This must be Nirvana. When you can look at your self, accept your deeds, face them and then exorcise them. Cleanse your own self of guilt and forgive yourself. The best that one can do to attain freedom!
Jagdish Parikh : THIS POEM IS INDEED SOMETHING UNIQUE !
IT IS AN EXPRESSION OF THE DEEPER THAN THE DEEPEST -
SO SENSITIVE, SO PROFOUND, SO MYSTIC..........
''CONGRATULATIONS'' IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO CONVEY
A RIGHT RESPONSE..........
J.K.PARIKH.
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