657. Possible Impossibilities Poem by Raman Savithiri

For how many days a Tiffin box can contain food?
What is the use of training a parrot to tell ‘God’?
When a cat catches, the bird screams and becomes dead!
For how long can I tell myself that anger is not good?
Unless the Sun of wisdom rises to expel anger and hatred
Is there any meaning in my training myself to be good?

How can a monkey sit motionless closing its eyes? !
How can my mind settle ceasing its thought waves?
Isn’t it ridiculous to sit in meditation when my mind
Is boiling with anger and hatred, gone lunatic and blind? !
How is that the flame of my little logic will withstand
the storms of all these selfish feelings spring from ego?

Unless the tsunami of Your compassion breaks the castle
Built by ego in which all these demons dance and whistle
How can I take my voyage deep into silence to meet TRUTH?
When I am a captive under ego the terrible cunning brute,
When enmity pervades and spreads poison in my heart
How can I meditate to make a seat there to hold Your feet? 220710