Let My God Be Not There Poem by Bashyam Narayanan

The God in me
Was planted by
My parents and caretakers

And I have grown with
Certain believes and faiths
Which have struck
Deep roots in me

It is difficult and
Just impossible for me
To disown these
Faiths and philosophies

And probably in me
There is a potential
For growth of a
Destructive power
Similar to what
The world had been
Witnessing for years
And has witnessed very recently
In India
Taking away lives of
Innocent people
Sparing no one
Who came across
And showed signs of
Resistance

Oh, my God
Contain me
From becoming
Such a demon
And smoothen me
To accommodate others
With different ways of thinking
Build in me tolerance
Put me in the path of non-violence
In thoughts, words and deeds

If you are not ensuring
This at once
I may have to do away
With you as well
And declare to the world
“Let my God be not there”